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.
PRAETOR
praetor, pretor
(noun) an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
praetor (plural praetors or praetores)
(history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time
(originally) A consul in command of the army.
(after 366 BC) An annually-elected curule magistrate, subordinate to the consuls in provincial administration, and who performed some of their duties; numbering initially only one, later two (either of the praetor urbānus (“urban praetor”) or the praetor peregrīnus (“peregrine praetor”)), and eventually eighteen.
(by extension) A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
(historical, translating Italian "pretore") The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.
Synonyms
• (Roman office): provost (obs.)
Anagrams
• prorate
Source: Wiktionary
Præ"tor, n.
Definition: See Pretor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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