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.
AGENCIES
Noun
agencies
plural of agency
Anagrams
• Genesiac, agenesic, cienegas
Source: Wiktionary
AGENCY
A"gen*cy, n.; pl. Agencies. Etym: [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.]
1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. Woodward.
2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.
3. The place of business of am agent.
Syn.
– Action; operation; efficiency; management.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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