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.
FORSAY
Etymology
Verb
forsay (third-person singular simple present forsays, present participle forsaying, simple past and past participle forsaid)
(archaic) to forbid; to renounce
(archaic) to deny, gainsay
(archaic) to forsake
Anagrams
• forays
Source: Wiktionary
For*say", v. t. Etym: [AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- + secgan to say.]
Definition: To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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