In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AFFEERMENT
Etymology
Noun
affeerment (plural affeerments)
(obsolete, legal) The act of affeering or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*feer"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law)
Definition: The act of affeering. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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