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.
DEMURRALS
Noun
demurrals
plural of demurral
Source: Wiktionary
DEMURRAL
De*mur"ral, n.
Definition: Demur; delay in acting or deciding. The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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