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.
CONSTABULARIES
Noun
constabularies
plural of constabulary
Source: Wiktionary
CONSTABULARY
Con*stab"u*la*ry, a. Etym: [LL. constabularius an equerry. See Constable.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
Con*stab"u*la*ry, n.
Definition: The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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