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.
BROKERIES
Noun
brokeries
plural of brokery
Source: Wiktionary
BROKERY
Bro"ker*y, n.
Definition: The business of a broker. [Obs.] And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting, And tricks belonging unto brokery. Marlowe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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