Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PRELACY
prelacy, prelature
(noun) the office or station of a prelate
prelacy, prelature
(noun) prelates collectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
prelacy (countable and uncountable, plural prelacies)
The office of a prelate.
The prelature; prelates considered as a group.
A church government or organisation administered by prelates.
Source: Wiktionary
Prel"a*cy n.; pl. Prelacies. Etym: [LL. praelatia. See Prelate; cf. Prelaty.]
1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. Ayliffe.
2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. "Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men." Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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