In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UBERTY
Etymology
Noun
uberty (uncountable)
(now rare) Fertile growth, abundance, fruitfulness; copiousness, plenty.
But it does not contribute to the uberty of reasoning, which far more calls for solicitous care.
Source: Wiktionary
U"ber*ty, n. Etym: [L. ubertas.]
Definition: Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. [Obs.] Florio.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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