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.
DOTAL
Etymology
Adjective
dotal (not comparable)
Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
Source: Wiktionary
Do"tal, a. Etym: [L. dotalis, fr. dos, dotis, dowry: cf. F. dotal. See Dot dowry.]
Definition: Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it. Garth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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