In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZYGAPOPHYSIS
Etymology
Noun
zygapophysis (plural zygapophyses)
(anatomy) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two superior and two inferior.
Source: Wiktionary
Zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. Etym: [Gr. apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition: One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra.
– Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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