In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNDERSIGN
undersign
(verb) sign at the bottom of (a document)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
undersign (third-person singular simple present undersigns, present participle undersigning, simple past and past participle undersigned)
To subscribe; sign one's name at the foot of.
Anagrams
• endurings, sundering, undersing
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*sign", v. t.
Definition: To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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