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.
DEFENDANTS
Noun
defendants
plural of defendant
Source: Wiktionary
DEFENDANT
De*fend"ant, a. Etym: [F. défendant, p. pr. of défendre. See Defend.]
1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.] With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak.
2. Making defense.
De*fend"ant, n.
1. One who defends; a defender. The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. Spotswood.
2. (Law)
Definition: A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. Abbott.
Note: The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a criminal offense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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