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.
SEIZIN
Noun
seizin (plural seizins)
Alternative form of seisin
Source: Wiktionary
Sei"zin, n. Etym: [F. saisine. See Seize.]
1. (Law)
Definition: Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership. Burrill.
2. The act of taking possession. [Obs.]
3. The thing possessed; property. Sir M. Halle.
Note: Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin. Livery of seizin. (Eng. Law) See Note under Livery, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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