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.
GENITOR
genitor
(noun) a natural father or mother
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
genitor (plural genitors)
a biological parent (either male or female), or the direct cause of an offspring.
a generator; an originator
(obsolete, in the plural) The genitals
Synonyms
• biofather
• biomother
• bioparent
• birthfather
• birthmother
• birthparent
Coordinate terms
• genetrix / genitrix (“female genitor”)
Anagrams
• Negrito, ergotin, negrito, toe ring, toering, trigone
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"i*tor, n. Etym: [L.]
1. One who begets; a generator; an originator. Sheldon.
2. pl.
Definition: The genitals. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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