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.
PILOTAGE
piloting, pilotage
(noun) the occupation of a pilot
navigation, pilotage, piloting
(noun) the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pilotage (countable and uncountable, plural pilotages)
The use of landmarks to guide a vessel or aircraft to its destination.
The occupation of a pilot.
The fee paid to a pilot.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"lot*age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pilotage.]
1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. The compensation made or allowed to a pilot.
3. Guidance, as by a pilot. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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