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.
JAGHIRS
Noun
jaghirs
plural of jaghir
Source: Wiktionary
JAGHIR
Ja"ghir, n. Etym: [Per. jagir.]
Definition: A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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