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.
PAUPER
pauper
(noun) a person who is very poor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pauper (plural paupers)
One who is extremely poor.
One living on or eligible for public charity.
Synonyms
• (one who is poor): see pauper
Source: Wiktionary
Pau"per, n. Etym: [L. See Poor.]
Definition: A poor person; especially, one development on private or public charity. Also used adjectively; as, pouper immigrants, pouper labor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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