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.
ARETS
ARET
A*ret", v. t. Etym: [OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF. reter, L. reputare. See Repute.]
Definition: To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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