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.
MONGERED
Verb
mongered
simple past tense and past participle of monger
Source: Wiktionary
MONGER
Mon"ger, n. Etym: [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.]
1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] Blount.
Mon"ger, v. t.
Definition: To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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