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.
TUTORED
Verb
tutored
simple past tense and past participle of tutor
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
TUTOR
Tu"tor, n. Etym: [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. Tuition.]
Definition: One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. Specifically: -- (a) A treasurer; a keeper. "Tutour of your treasure." Piers Plowman. (b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian. (c) A private or public teacher. (d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline. (e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor.
Tu"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored; p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring.]
1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct. Their sons are well tutored by you. Shak.
2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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