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.
MINSTRELSIES
Noun
minstrelsies
plural of minstrelsy
Anagrams
• ministerless
Source: Wiktionary
MINSTRELSY
Min"strel*sy, n.
1. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
2. Musical instruments. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs. Chaucer. "The minstrelsy of heaven." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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