In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WILFULNESS
unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness
(noun) the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wilfulness (uncountable)
(British spelling) The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
Source: Wiktionary
Wil"ful, a., Wil"ful*ly, adv., Wil"ful*ness, n.
Definition: See Willful, Willfully, and Willfulness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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