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.
PRATIQUE
Etymology
Noun
pratique (countable and uncountable, plural pratiques)
(nautical) Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
(obsolete) Practice; habits.
• R. North
Source: Wiktionary
Prat"ique, n. Etym: [F.; cf. It. pratica, Sp. practica. See Practice.]
1. (Com.)
Definition: Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.
2. Practice; habits. [Obs.] "One of English education and pratique." R. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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