There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ABBACY
abbacy
(noun) the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abbacy (plural abbacies)
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Synonyms: abbotric (obsolete), abbotrick (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"ba*cy, n.; pl. Abbacies. Etym: [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbey.]
Definition: The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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