In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRANSUMED
Verb
transumed
simple past tense and past participle of transume
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSUME
Tran*sume", v. t. Etym: [L. transumere, transsumere, to take from one to another; trans across + sumere to take.]
Definition: To change; to convert. [R.] Crashaw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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