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.
DISPEND
Etymology
Verb
dispend (third-person singular simple present dispends, present participle dispending, simple past and past participle dispent or dispended)
(obsolete) To spend or expend.
(obsolete) To waste or squander.
(obsolete) To distribute or dispense.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pend", v. t. Etym: [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, Spend, and cf. Dispense.]
Definition: To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] Spenser. Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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