In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
yearbooks
plural of yearbook
• Saybrooke
Source: Wiktionary
Year"book`, n.
1. A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
2. (Eng. Law)
Definition: A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England.
Note: The Yearbooks are the oldest English reports extant, beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with the reign of Henry VIII. They were published annually, and derive their name from that fact. They consist of eleven parts, or volumes, are written in Law French, and extend over nearly two hundred years. There are, however, several hiatuses, or chasms, in the series. Kent. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.