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.
DEDIMUSES
Noun
dedimuses
plural of dedimus
Source: Wiktionary
DEDIMUS
Ded"i*mus, n. Etym: [L. dedimus we have given, fr. dare to give. So called because the writ began, Dedimus potestatem, etc.] (Law)
Definition: A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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