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.
BIRTHDOM
Etymology
Noun
birthdom (countable and uncountable, plural birthdoms)
The land of one's birth.
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
Source: Wiktionary
Birth"dom, n. Etym: [Birth + -dom.]
Definition: The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIGATE
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