In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VILIPENDS
Verb
vilipends
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vilipend
Source: Wiktionary
VILIPEND
Vil"i*pend, v. t. Etym: [L. vilipendere; vilis vile + pendere to weigh, to value: cf. F. vilipender.]
Definition: To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise. To vilipend the art of portrait painting. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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