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.
FENCIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
fencible
Capable of being defended
Noun
fencible (plural fencibles)
A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
A soldier in such a unit.
Source: Wiktionary
Fen"ci-ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being defended, or of making or affording defense. [Obs.] No fort so fencible, nor walls so strong. Spenser.
Fen"ci*ble, n. (Mil.)
Definition: A soldier enlisted for home service only; -- usually in the pl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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