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.
DYNAST
dynast
(noun) a hereditary ruler
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dynast (plural dynasts)
A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
Anagrams
• Tandys
Source: Wiktionary
Dy"nast, n. Etym: [L. dynastes, Gr. dynaste. See Dynamic.]
1. A ruler; a governor; a prince.
2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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