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.
ASSAILMENT
Etymology
Noun
assailment (plural assailments)
(rare) An assault; an attack.
Anagrams
• Maslenitsa, laminasets
Source: Wiktionary
As*sail"ment, n.
Definition: The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [R.] His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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