In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VALEDICTIONS
Noun
valedictions
plural of valediction
Source: Wiktionary
VALEDICTION
Val`e*dic"tion, n. Etym: [L., valedicere, valedictum, to say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be strong or well) + dicere to say. See Valiant, Diction.]
Definition: A farewell; a bidding farewell. Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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