In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WAKENINGS
Noun
wakenings
plural of wakening
Source: Wiktionary
WAKENING
Wak"en*ing, n.
1. The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening.
2. (Scots Law)
Definition: The revival of an action. Burrill. They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of the process against Janet. Sir W. Scott.
WAKEN
Wak"en, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. Wakened; p. pr. & vb. n. Wakening.] Etym: [OE. waknen, AS. wæcnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See Wake, v. i.]
Definition: To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. Early, Turnus wakening with the light. Dryden.
Wak"en, v. t.
1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. "Go, waken Eve." Milton.
2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. Then Homer's and Tyrtæus' martial muse Wakened the world. Roscommon. Venus now wakes, and wakens love. Milton. They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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