captainry (plural captainries)
(obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"tain*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capitainerie.]
Definition: Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
