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.
GEMOTES
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gemotes
plural of gemote
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Source: Wiktionary
GEMOTE
Ge*mote", n. Etym: [As. gem an assembly. See Meet, v. t.] (AS. Hist.)
Definition: A meeting; -- used in combination, as, Witenagemote, an assembly of the wise men.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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