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.
MISRULE
misgovernment, misrule
(noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
misrule (plural misrules)
The state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy. [from 15th c.]
Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. [from 15th c.]
Verb
misrule (third-person singular simple present misrules, present participle misruling, simple past and past participle misruled)
(legal) Of a trial judge, to make a bad decision in court.
To rule badly; to misgovern.
Anagrams
• muliers
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*rule", v. t. & i.
Definition: To rule badly; to misgovern.
Mis*rule", n.
1. The act, or the result, of misruling.
2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. Enormous riot and misrule surveyed. Pope. Abbot, or Lord, of Misrule. See under Abbot, and Lord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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