Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PROTEGEES
Noun
protegees
plural of protegee
Source: Wiktionary
PROTEGEE
Pro`té`gé", n. m. Pro`té`gée", n. f. Etym: [F., p. p. of protéger. See Protect.]
Definition: One under the care and protection of another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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