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.
UNWILL
Etymology 1
Noun
unwill (plural unwills)
Lack or absence of will; willlessness; undesire.
Etymology 2
Verb
unwill (third-person singular simple present unwills, present participle unwilling, simple past and past participle unwilled)
(transitive) To annul or reverse by an act of the will.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*will", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + will.]
Definition: To annul or reverse by an act of the will. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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