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.
FEUDARIES
Noun
feudaries
plural of feudary
Source: Wiktionary
FEUDARY
Feu"da*ry, a. Etym: [LL. feudarius, fr. feudum. See 2d Feud.]
Definition: Held by, or pertaining to, feudal tenure.
Feu"da*ry, n.
1. A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a feudatory. Foxe.
2. A feodary. See Feodary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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