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.
COURTHOUSE
courthouse
(noun) a building that houses judicial courts
courthouse
(noun) a government building that houses the offices of a county government
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
courthouse (plural courthouses)
A public building housing courts of law.
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
Source: Wiktionary
Court"house`, n.
1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]
2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States. Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House. Barlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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