In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHEREIN
Etymology
Adverb
wherein (not comparable)
How, or in what way.
Conjunction
wherein
Where, or in which location.
During which.
How, or in what way.
Source: Wiktionary
Where*in", adv.
1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively. Her clothes wherein she was clad. Chaucer. There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Swift.
2. In what; -- used interrogatively. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! Mal. ii. 17.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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