Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PARCENARY
Etymology
Noun
parcenary (plural parcenaries)
(legal) The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"ce*na*ry, n. Etym: [See Parcener, partner.] (Law)
Definition: The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.
Note: It differs in many respects from joint tenancy, which is created by deed or devise. In the United States there is no essential distinction between parcenary and tenancy in common. Wharton. Kent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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