The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
IMPROPRIATING
Verb
impropriating
present participle of impropriate
Source: Wiktionary
IMPROPRIATE
Im*pro"pri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impropriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Impropriating.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See Appropriate.]
1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.] To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Definition: To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
Im*pro"pri*ate, v. i.
Definition: To become an impropriator. [R.]
Im*pro"pri*ate, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Definition: Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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