Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SUBADAR
Etymology
Noun
subadar (plural subadars)
(South Asia, historical) The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy. [from 17th c.]
(historical) An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain. [from 18th c.]
A junior commissioned officer in the armies of India and Pakistan.
Anagrams
• absurda
Proper noun
Subadar
A surname of Indian origin.
Anagrams
• absurda
Source: Wiktionary
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