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.
OBTEMPER
Etymology
Verb
obtemper (third-person singular simple present obtempers, present participle obtempering, simple past and past participle obtempered)
(Scotland, legal, transitive) To obey (a judgement or decree).
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*tem"per, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Obtemperate.] (Scots Law)
Definition: To obey (a judgment or decree).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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