In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VIDUITY
Etymology
Noun
viduity (uncountable)
(rare) the state of being a widow; widowhood
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*du"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. viduitas: cf. F. viduité.]
Definition: Widowhood. [R.] "Chaste viduity." Ld. Ellenborough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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