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.
PAWNORS
Noun
pawnors
plural of pawnor
Source: Wiktionary
PAWNOR
Pawn"er, Pawn*or", n. (Law)
Definition: One who pawns or pledges anything as security for the payment of borrowed money or of a debt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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