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.
SHRIEVES
Noun
shrieves
plural of shrieve
Verb
shrieves
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shrieve
Source: Wiktionary
SHRIEVE
Shrieve, n. Etym: [Contr. from OE. shereve. See Sheriff.]
Definition: A sheriff. [Obs.] Shak.
Shrieve, v. t.
Definition: To shrive; to question. [Obs.] "She gan him soft to shrieve." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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