In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WARDENS
Noun
wardens
plural of warden
Anagrams
• Andrews, Wanders, answer'd, wanders
Source: Wiktionary
WARDEN
Ward"en, n. Etym: [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman. He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. Sir. W. Scott.
2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
4. Etym: [Properly, a keeping pear.]
Definition: A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [Obs.] I would have had him roasted like a warden. Beau. & Fl. Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] Shak.
WARDEN
Ward"en, n. Etym: [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein, gardain, F. gardien. See Guardian, and Ward guard.]
1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman. He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. Sir. W. Scott.
2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.
4. Etym: [Properly, a keeping pear.]
Definition: A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [Obs.] I would have had him roasted like a warden. Beau. & Fl. Warden pie, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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