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.
UNEARNED
unearned
(adjective) not gained by merit or labor or service; “accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism”; “unearned income”; “an unearned run”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unearned (not comparable)
Not earned.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*earned", a.
Definition: Not earned; not gained by labor or service. Unearned increment (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should belong to the nation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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