In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CORNAGES
Noun
cornages
plural of cornage
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Source: Wiktionary
CORNAGE
Cor"nage (kr"nj), n. Etym: [OF.,, horn-blowing, tax on horned cattle, fr. F. corne a horn, L. cornu.] (Law)
Definition: Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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