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.
GYNOCRATIC
Etymology
Adjective
gynocratic (comparative more gynocratic, superlative most gynocratic)
Pertaining to government by women.
Antonyms
• androcratic, phallocratic
Source: Wiktionary
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