Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PATRIARCHY
patriarchy, patriarchate
(noun) a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
patriarchy (plural patriarchies)
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
A power structure in which men are dominant.
(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"tri*arch`y, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. Brerewood.
2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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