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.
PETRE
Etymology
From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.
Proper noun
Petre
A surname.
An English barony.
(rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname.
Anagrams
• Peret, Peter, Prete, peert, peter, repet.
Noun
petre (uncountable)
(archaic) saltpetre
Anagrams
• Peret, Peter, Prete, peert, peter, repet.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"tre, n.
Definition: See Saltpeter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MATRIARCHIC
(adjective) (of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line
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