In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABLEGATE
Etymology
Verb
ablegate (third-person singular simple present ablegates, present participle ablegating, simple past and past participle ablegated)
(transitive, obsolete) To send abroad.
Noun
ablegate (plural ablegates)
(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
(historical) An elected representative of a royal free city, charged to be a speaker at the Diet of Hungary and to express the opinion of the city.
Anagrams
• gateable
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"le*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare; ab + legare to send with a commission. See Legate.]
Definition: To send abroad. [Obs.] Bailey.
Ab"le*gate, n. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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