In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VULGARIZED
Verb
vulgarized
simple past tense and past participle of vulgarize
Source: Wiktionary
VULGARIZE
Vul"gar*ize, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Vulgarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vulgarizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. vulgariser, LL. vulgarizare.]
Definition: To make vulgar, or common. Exhortation vulgarized by low wit. V. Knox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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