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.
ELECTRESS
Etymology
Noun
electress (plural electresses)
(rare, dated) A woman who can vote in an election. [from 17th c.]
(now, historical) The wife of a German elector, often used as a title. [from 17th c.]
Anagrams
• reselects
Source: Wiktionary
E*lect"ress, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©lectrice. Cf. Electoress.]
Definition: The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CURE
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