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.
DISTHRONE
Etymology
Verb
disthrone (third-person singular simple present disthrones, present participle disthroning, simple past and past participle disthroned)
(obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
Anagrams
• north side, northside
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*throne", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F. détroner.]
Definition: To dethrone. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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