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.
SUBPENA
Noun
subpena (plural subpenas)
(North America) Alternative form of subpoena
Verb
subpena (third-person singular simple present subpenas, present participle subpenaing, simple past and past participle subpenaed)
(North America) Alternative form of subpoena
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*pe"na, n. & v. t.
Definition: See Subpoena.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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