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.
UNDERWRITER
Etymology
Noun
underwriter (plural underwriters)
An entity assuming a financial risk.
(insurance) A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
(finance) An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der*writ`er, n.
Definition: One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
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