In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZAMINDARY
Noun
zamindary (plural zamindaries)
Alternative form of zamindari
Source: Wiktionary
Zam"in*da*ry, Zam"in*da*ri, n.
Definition: The jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a zamindar. [Written also zemindary, zemindari.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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