Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ABLEGATES
Noun
ablegates
plural of ablegate
Verb
ablegates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablegate
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Source: Wiktionary
ABLEGATE
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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