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.
QUADRIPARTITE
quadripartite, four-party
(adjective) involving four parties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
quadripartite (not comparable)
Divided into four parts.
Involving four parties or participants; four-party.
Noun
quadripartite (plural quadripartites)
A treatise divided into four parts.
Source: Wiktionary
Quad*rip"ar*tite, a. Etym: [L. quadripartitus, p. p. of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four + partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.]
Definition: Divided into four parts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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