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.
PRECEDENTIAL
precedential
(adjective) having precedence (especially because of longer service); “precedential treatment for senior members of the firm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
precedential (not comparable)
(legal) Having the force of precedent.
Antonyms
• nonprecedential
Source: Wiktionary
Prec`e*den"tial, a.
Definition: Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions. All their actions in that time are not precedential to warrant posterity. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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