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.
FYRDS
Noun
fyrds
plural of fyrd
Source: Wiktionary
FYRD
Fyrd, Fyr"dung (, n. Etym: [AS.; akin to E. fare, v. i.] (Old. Eng. Hist.)
Definition: The military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men able to bear arms. The national fyrd or militia. J. R. Green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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