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.
PRETOR
praetor, pretor
(noun) an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pretor (plural pretors or pretores)
[15th–17th CC, 20th C.–present] Alternative spelling of praetor
Anagrams
• Perrot, Porter, perrot, porret, porter, proter, report, troper
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"tor, n. Etym: [L. praetor, for praeitor, fr. praeire to go before; prae before + ire to go. See Issue.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A civil officer or magistrate among the ancient Romans.
Note: Originally the pretor was a kind of third consul; but at an early period two pretors were appointed, the first of whom (praetor urbanus) was a kind of mayor or city judge; the other (praetor peregrinus) was a judge of cases in which one or both of the parties were foreigners. Still later, the number of pretors, or judges, was further increased.
2. Hence, a mayor or magistrate. [R.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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