optimates
plural of optimate
• teapotism
Source: Wiktionary
Op`ti*ma"tes, n. pl. Etym: [L. See Optimate.]
Definition: The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.
Op"ti*mate, a. Etym: [L. optimas, -atis, adj., optimates, n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr. optimus the best.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy. [R.] -- n.
Definition: A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city. [R.] Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2024
(noun) freedom of choice; “liberty of opinion”; “liberty of worship”; “liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases”; “at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
