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.
UNCROWN
Etymology
Verb
uncrown (third-person singular simple present uncrowns, present participle uncrowning, simple past and past participle uncrowned)
To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status.
Synonyms: depose, dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, unking, unthrone
To remove a crown from (often figuratively).
Source: Wiktionary
Un*crown", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + crown.]
Definition: To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
6 May 2024
LIBERTY
(noun) freedom of choice; “liberty of opinion”; “liberty of worship”; “liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases”; “at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes”
Coffee Trivia
