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.
HEIRLOOM
heirloom
(noun) something that has been in a family for generations
heirloom
(noun) (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heirloom (plural heirlooms)
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
Synonym: patrimony
(horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
Anagrams
• holorime
Source: Wiktionary
Heir"loom`, n. Etym: [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]
Definition: Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. Moir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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