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.
FEODARY
Noun
feodary (plural feodaries)
An accomplice.
(UK, legal) An ancient officer of the Court of Wards.
Anagrams
• forayed, foreday
Source: Wiktionary
Feod"a*ry, n.
1. An accomplice. Art thou a feodary for this act Shak.
2. (Eng. Law)
Definition: An ancient officer of the court of wards. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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