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.
BAHADUR
Etymology
Noun
bahadur (plural bahadurs)
A warrior, especially a Mongol.
(India, historical) A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title. Commonly bestowed upon princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors.
Source: Wiktionary
Ba*ha"dur Ba*hau"dur, n. [Written also bahawder.] [Hind. bahadur hero, champion.]
Definition: A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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