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.
PURSEW
Verb
pursew (third-person singular simple present pursews, present participle pursewing, simple past and past participle pursewed)
Obsolete form of pursue.
Source: Wiktionary
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BEQUEATH
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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