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.
CHIEFTAINS
Noun
chieftains
plural of chieftain
Source: Wiktionary
CHIEFTAIN
Chief"tain, n. Etym: [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief.]
Definition: A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.
Syn.
– Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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