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.
PRENTICE
apprentice, learner, prentice
(noun) works for an expert to learn a trade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Prentice
An occupational surname.
Anagrams
• terpenic
Etymology
Noun
prentice (plural prentices)
(obsolete) An apprentice.
Verb
prentice (third-person singular simple present prentices, present participle prenticing, simple past and past participle prenticed)
(transitive, obsolete) To apprentice.
Synonyms
• (noun, verb): apprentice, 'prentice
Anagrams
• terpenic
Source: Wiktionary
Pren"tice, n. Etym: [Aphetic form of apprentice.]
Definition: An apprentice. [Obs. or Colloq.] Piers Plowman. "My accuser is my prentice." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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