Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ENFRANCHISEMENT
certification, enfranchisement
(noun) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
franchise, enfranchisement
(noun) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
enfranchisement
(noun) freedom from political subjugation or servitude
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enfranchisement (countable and uncountable, plural enfranchisements)
The act of enfranchising
A release from slavery
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
(UK, legal) conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold
enfranchisement of copyhold
Source: Wiktionary
En*fran"chise*ment, n.
1. Releasing from slavery or custody. Shak.
2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens. Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. Mozley & W.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SET
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