There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
OBEDIENCES
Noun
obediences
plural of obedience
Source: Wiktionary
OBEDIENCE
O*be"di*ence, n. Etym: [F. obédience, L. obedientia, oboedientia. See Obedient, and cf.Obeisance.]
1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control. Government must compel the obedience of individuals. Ames.
2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness. Shak.
3. (Eccl.) (a) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope. (b) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. (c) One of the three monastic vows. Shipley. (d) The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. Canonical obedience. See under Canonical.
– Passive obedience. See under Passive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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