In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PRELATIAL
Etymology
Adjective
prelatial (not comparable)
Pertaining to a prelate
From the pulpit festooned fancifully in prelatial purple the benediction of Cardinal Doppio-Mignoni would shortly fall.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*la"tial, a.
Definition: Prelatical. Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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