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.
BENCHER
Etymology
Noun
bencher (plural benchers)
(Canadian, law) A senior member of a law society in a Canadian province (except New Brunswick).
(British, obsolete, legal) One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
(UK, obsolete) An alderman of a corporation.
(obsolete) A member of a court or council.
(obsolete) One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Source: Wiktionary
Bench"er, n.
1. (Eng. Law)
Definition: One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.] Ashmole.
3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.] Shak.
4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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