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.
POTENCE
potency, potence
(noun) the state of being potent; a male’s capacity to have sexual intercourse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
potence (countable and uncountable, plural potences)
power or strength; potency
A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock
(heraldry) synonym of crutch
Anagrams
• pet cone
Source: Wiktionary
Po"tence, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. potentia staff, crutch, L., might, power. See Potency.]
Definition: Potency; capacity. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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