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.
ABSENTEE
absentee
(noun) one that is absent or not in residence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
absentee (plural absentees)
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(chiefly, British, historical) A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
One that is nonexistent or lacking.
A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
Adjective
absentee (not comparable)
(attributive) Pertaining to one that is absent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`sen*tee", n.
Definition: One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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