In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PAYNDEMAIN
Payn`de*main", n. Etym: [OF. pain bread + demaine manorial, lordly, own, private. See Payn, and Demesne. Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed upon it.]
Definition: The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; -- called also paynemain, payman. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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