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.
BEGUMS
Noun
begums
plural of begum
Source: Wiktionary
BEGUM
Be"gum, n. Etym: [Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk. beg (see Beg, n.) + Ar. umm mother.]
Definition: In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank. Malcom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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