In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VERTICITIES
Noun
verticities
plural of verticity
Source: Wiktionary
VERTICITY
Ver*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. verticité. See Vertex.]
Definition: The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation. [R.] Locke. I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the verticity of the loadstone. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOUBLETREE
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