The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTENDANCY
Etymology
Noun
intendancy (plural intendancies)
The office or employment of an intendant.
A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.
Source: Wiktionary
In*tend"an*cy, n.; pl. Intendancies. Etym: [Cf. F. intendance. See Intendant.]
1. The office or employment of an intendant.
2. A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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