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.
REGALED
Verb
regaled
simple past tense and past participle of regale
Anagrams
• Arledge, lagered
Source: Wiktionary
REGALE
Re*ga"le (r*g"l), n. Etym: [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr. L. regalis: cf. F. régale. See Regal.]
Definition: A prerogative of royalty. [R.] Johnson.
Re*gale" (r*gl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regaled (-gld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regaling.] Etym: [F. régaler, Sp. regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L. regalare to thaw (cff. Gelatin), or cf. Sp. gala graceful, pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. Gala), or most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.]
Definition: To enertaas, to regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.
Re*gale", v. i.
Definition: To feast; t
Re*gale", n. Etym: [F. régal. See Regale, v. t.]
Definition: A sumptuous repast; a banquet. Johnson. Cowper. Two baked custards were produced as additions to the regale. E. E. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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