roturier (plural roturiers)
A commoner or plebeian; a person of low rank.
Source: Wiktionary
Ro`tu`rier", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A person who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
