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.
DEMESNE
domain, demesne, land
(noun) territory over which rule or control is exercised; “his domain extended into Europe”; “he made it the law of the land”
estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne
(noun) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; “the family owned a large estate on Long Island”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
demesne (plural demesnes)
A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use.
A region or area; a domain.
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• seedmen
Source: Wiktionary
De*mesne", n. Etym: [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See Dame, and cf. DEmain, Domain, Danger, Dungeon.] (Law)
Definition: A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also demain.] Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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