Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SYNDIC
syndic
(noun) one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
syndic (plural syndics)
A government official, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva.
(legal) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn"dic, n. Etym: [L. syndictus, Gr. syndic. See Teach.]
1. An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a magistrate.
2. (Law)
Definition: An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.
Note: In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a bankrupt to manage the property. Almost all the companies in Paris, the university, and the like, have their syndics. The university of Cambridge, Eng., has its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact special business, such as the regulation of fees, the framing of laws, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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