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.
TITHINGMEN
Noun
tithingmen
plural of tithingman
Source: Wiktionary
TITHINGMAN
Tith"ing*man, n.; pl. Tithingmen (.
1. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.
2. (Law)
Definition: A peace officer; an under constable.
3. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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