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.
PROTOCOLLING
Verb
protocolling
present participle of protocol
Source: Wiktionary
PROTOCOL
Pro"to*col, n. Etym: [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr. Gr. prw os the first (see Proto-) +
1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument. Burrill.
2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
3. (Diplomacy) (a) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on. (b) A convention not formally ratified. (c) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
Pro"to*col, v. t.
Definition: To make a protocol of.
Pro"to*col, v. i.
Definition: To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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