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.
SUBJACENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
subjacently (comparative more subjacently, superlative most subjacently)
In a subjacent manner or orientation.
Source: Wiktionary
SUBJACENT
Sub*ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. subjacens, p.pr. of subjacere to lie under; sub under + jacere to lie.]
1. Lying under or below.
2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath; as, hills and subjacent valleys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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