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.
CAPTAINRY
Etymology
Noun
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
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