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.
CAPITULATIONS
Noun
capitulations
plural of capitulation
Source: Wiktionary
CAPITULATION
Ca*pit`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capitulation, LL. capitulatio.]
1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor the French shall refortify. Bp. Burnet.
2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an emeny upon stipulated terms.
3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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