In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VEDA
Ve"da, n. Etym: [Skr. v, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See Wit.]
Definition: The ancient sacred literature of the Hindoos; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature.
Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called classical Sanskrit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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