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.
SURVIVOR
survivor
(noun) an animal that survives in spite of adversity; “only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters”
survivor
(noun) one who outlives another; “he left his farm to his survivors”
survivor, subsister
(noun) one who lives through affliction; “the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
survivor (plural survivors)
One who survives.
(figuratively) A person who is able to endure hardship.
Synonyms: trooper, tough cookie
One who knew a specific decedent.
Source: Wiktionary
Sur*viv"or, n.
1. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event, or thing. The survivor bound In filial obligation for some term To do obsequious sorrow. Shak.
2. (Law)
Definition: The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two persons having a joint interest in anything. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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