In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VOLUNTARINESS
Etymology
Noun
voluntariness (countable and uncountable, plural voluntarinesses)
The condition of being voluntary.
Source: Wiktionary
Vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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