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.
SQUIERIE
Squi"er*ie, Squi"er*y, (, n. Etym: [OF. escuiere. See Esquire.]
Definition: A company of squires; the whole body of squires.
Note: This word is found in Tyrwhitt's Chaucer, but is not in the modern editions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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