In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
USURED
Verb
usured
simple past tense and past participle of usure
Source: Wiktionary
USURE
U"sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Usured; p. pr. & vb. n. Usuring.] Etym: [Cf. OF. usurer, LL. usurare.]
Definition: To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs.] "The usuringb senate." Shak. I usured not ne to me usured any man. Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10).
U"sure, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Usury. [Obs.] Wyclif. Foul usure and lucre of villainy. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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