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.
HERITABLY
Etymology
Adverb
heritably (comparative more heritably, superlative most heritably)
In a heritable manner
Anagrams
• breathily
Source: Wiktionary
HERITABLE
Her"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [OF. héritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.]
1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.
2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. This son shall be legitimate and heritable. Sir M. Hale. Heritable rights (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. Jacob (Law Dict.).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISKETTE
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