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.
CODICIL
codicil
(noun) a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
codicil (plural codicils)
(legal) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
Anagrams
• clidoic
Source: Wiktionary
Cod"i*cil, n. Etym: [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F. codicille. See Code.] (Law)
Definition: A clause added to a will.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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