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.
TRIERARCH
Etymology
Noun
trierarch (plural trierarchs)
(nautical) The captain of a trireme.
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"er*arch, n. Etym: [L. trierarchus, Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) (a) The commander of a trireme. (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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