In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNSEATING
Verb
unseating
present participle of unseat
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• Saguntine, angustine, unteasing
Source: Wiktionary
UNSEAT
Un*seat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seat.]
1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.
2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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