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.
DECURION
Etymology
Noun
decurion (plural decurions)
(historical) An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army.
(historical) A member of local government in ancient Rome.
Synonyms
• tithingman (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
De*cu"ri*on, n. Etym: [L. decurio, decurionis, fr. decuria a squad of ten, fr. decem ten.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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