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.
PRIVATEERING
Verb
privateering
present participle of privateer
Noun
privateering (plural privateerings)
The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of government.
Source: Wiktionary
Pri`va*teer"ing, n.
Definition: Cruising in a privateer.
PRIVATEER
Pri`va*teer" n. Etym: [From Private.]
1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
2. The commander of a privateer. Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. Macaulay.
Pri`va*teer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered; p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.]
Definition: To cruise in a privateer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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