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.
UNFATHERED
Etymology
Adjective
unfathered (not comparable)
Not raised by or acknowledged by a father.
Verb
unfathered
simple past tense and past participle of unfather
Source: Wiktionary
Un*fa"thered, a.
1. Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature. Shak.
2. Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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