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.
PRETORIAL
praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial
(adjective) of or relating to a Roman praetor; “praetorial powers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
pretorial (comparative more pretorial, superlative most pretorial)
Alternative form of praetorian
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*to"ri*al, a.
Definition: Pretorian. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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