In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRUCULENCY
truculence, truculency
(noun) obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
truculency (countable and uncountable, plural truculencies)
(uncountable) Truculence.
(countable) A truculent remark or behaviour.
Source: Wiktionary
Tru"cu*lence, Tru"cu*len*cy, n. Etym: [L.truculentia.]
Definition: The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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