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.
TROTHPLIGHT
Etymology
Noun
trothplight (plural trothplights)
(obsolete) The act of pledging one's troth; betrothal.
Verb
trothplight (third-person singular simple present trothplights, present participle trothplighting, simple past and past participle trothplighted)
To betroth.
Source: Wiktionary
Troth"plight`, v. t.
Definition: To betroth. [Obs.]
Troth"plight`, a.
Definition: Betrothed; espoused; affianced. [Obs.] Shak.
Troth"plight`, n.
Definition: The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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