Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
JURAT
Etymology
Noun
jurat (plural jurats)
(legal) A sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
(legal, obsolete) A sworn person, particularly:
(legal, historical) A medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
(legal, obsolete) A juror.
A councilman or alderman of the Cinque Ports.
A magistrate of Channel Islands, serving for life, who forms part of the islands' royal court.
(historical) A municipal officer of Bordeaux and certain other French towns.
(historical, in French contexts) A member of any association sworn to do nothing against its internal rules.
Synonyms
• (informant): See informant
• (juror): See juror
• (official of the Cinque Ports): alderman
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"rat, n. Etym: [Prov. F. jurat, fr. L. juratus sworn, p. p. of jurare to swear. See Jury, n.]
1. A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England. Burrill.
2. (Law)
Definition: The memorandum or certificate at the end of an asffidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery, showing when, before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was sworn or affirmed. Wharton. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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