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.
PERNANCY
Etymology
Noun
pernancy (usually uncountable, plural pernancies)
(legal) A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits.
Source: Wiktionary
Per"nan*cy, n. Etym: [OF. prenance, fr. prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.] (Law)
Definition: A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind, the receiving of profits. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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