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.
AFFRANCHISES
Verb
affranchises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affranchise
Source: Wiktionary
AFFRANCHISE
Af*fran"chise, v. t. Etym: [F. affranchir; (L. ad) + franc free. See Franchise and Frank.]
Definition: To make free; to enfranchise. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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