martinet, disciplinarian, moralist
(noun) someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
martinet (plural martinets)
(military) A strict disciplinarian.
(figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.
martinet (plural martinets)
A martin; a swift.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"ti*net`, n. Etym: [So called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. Martin the bird, Martlet.]
Definition: In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods. [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]
Mar"ti*net`, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The martin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
