In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
underplot (plural underplots)
A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story.
A secret scheme or trick.
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*plot`, n.
1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden.
2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 July 2025
(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; “the timid child of authoritarian parents”; “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.