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.
VALLATIONS
Noun
vallations
plural of vallation
Source: Wiktionary
VALLATION
Val*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vallatio, fr. vallare to surround with a rampart, fr. vallum rampart. See Wall, n.]
Definition: A rampart or intrenchment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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