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.
ADMINISTRATRIX
Etymology
Noun
administratrix (plural administratrices or administratixes)
A female administrator. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*min`is*tra"trix, n. Etym: [NL.]
Definition: A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female administrator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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