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.
LEGIONNAIRE
legionnaire, legionary
(noun) a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
Legionnaire
(noun) a member of the American Legion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Legionnaire (plural Legionnaires)
(US, military) A member of the American Legion.
Etymology
Noun
legionnaire (plural legionnaires)
A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion.
Synonyms
• legionary
Source: Wiktionary
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