Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
IMPERATOR
Etymology
Noun
imperator (plural imperators)
An emperor.
Usage notes
Frequently used in historical fiction.
Source: Wiktionary
Im`pe*ra"tor, n. Etym: [L. See Emperor.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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