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.
REMEMBRANCERS
Noun
remembrancers
plural of remembrancer
Noun
Remembrancers
plural of Remembrancer
Source: Wiktionary
REMEMBRANCER
Re*mem"bran*cer (-bran-sr), n.
1. One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder. Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of sorrow. Goldsmith. Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. Isa. lxii. 6. (Rev. Ver. ).
2. A term applied in England to several officers, having various functions, their duty originally being to bring certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at the proper time. "The remembrancer of the lord treasurer in the exchequer." Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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