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.
CONCESSIONARY
Etymology
Noun
concessionary (plural concessionaries)
one who owns a concession or a franchise
Adjective
concessionary (not generally comparable, comparative more concessionary, superlative most concessionary)
relating to concessions or franchises
making concessions or compromises
I observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principles.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*ces"sion*a*ry, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a concession. -- n.; pl. -ries.
Definition: A concessionaire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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