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.
TRIUMVIR
triumvir
(noun) one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
triumvir (plural triumviri or triumvirs)
One member of a triumvirate
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*um"vir, n.; pl. L. Triumviri, E. Triumvirs. Etym: [L., fr. res, gen. trium, three + vir a man. See Three, and Virile.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: One of tree men united in public office or authority.
Note: In later times the triumvirs of Rome were three men who jointly exercised sovereign power. Julius Cæsar, Crassus, and Pompey were the first triumvirs; Octavianus (Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus were the second and last.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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