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.
BACKBOND
Etymology
Noun
backbond (plural backbonds)
(Scotland, legal) An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
Source: Wiktionary
Back"bond`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + bond.] (Scots Law)
Definition: An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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