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.
AGNATIC
agnate, agnatic, paternal
(adjective) related on the father’s side; “a paternal aunt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
agnatic (comparative more agnatic, superlative most agnatic)
of the male bloodline; patrilineal
Anagrams
• cantiga
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*nat"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. agnatique.]
Definition: Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. "The agnatic succession." Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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