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.
FEUDALIZE
feudalize
(verb) bring (a country or people) under feudalism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
feudalize (third-person singular simple present feudalizes, present participle feudalizing, simple past and past participle feudalized)
To make something feudal.
Source: Wiktionary
Feu"dal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feudalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Feudalizing.]
Definition: To reduce toa feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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