Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
MANDATARY
mandatary, mandatory
(noun) the recipient of a mandate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mandatary (plural mandataries)
One who receives a mandate.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"da*ta*ry, n. Etym: [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See Mandate.]
1. One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice. Ayliffe.
2. (Law)
Definition: One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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