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.
CHAIRMANNED
Verb
chairmanned
simple past tense and past participle of chairman
Source: Wiktionary
CHAIRMAN
Chair"man, n.; pl. Chairmen (.
1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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