In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRIBUNATES
Noun
tribunates
plural of tribunate
Anagrams
• subnitrate, tube trains, turbinates
Source: Wiktionary
TRIBUNATE
Trib"u*nate, n. Etym: [L. tribunatus: cf. F. tribunat.]
Definition: The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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