In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZEND
Avestan, Zend
(noun) an ancient Iranian language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Zend, n. Etym: [See Zend-Avesta.]
Definition: Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzvâresh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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