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.
CONSTABULARY
police, police force, constabulary, law
(noun) the force of policemen and officers; “the law came looking for him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
constabulary (not comparable)
Of, or relating to constables.
Characteristic to police; police-like, rather than military.
Synonyms
• constabular
Noun
constabulary (countable and uncountable, plural constabularies)
A police force.
The police in a particular district or area.
Usage notes
Constabulary is a collective noun and usually has no plural. Only when describing groups of constabularies is it used in the plural. For example, the constabularies of England and Wales form part of the constabulary of the United Kingdom.
Source: Wiktionary
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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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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