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.
GENDARMES
Noun
gendarmes
plural of gendarme
Source: Wiktionary
GENDARME
Gen`darme", n.; pl. Gendarmes, or Gens d'armes. Etym: [F.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France]
2. An armed policeman in France. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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