Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
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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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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