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.
VICENARY
vicenary
(adjective) of or relating to or based on 20
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
vicenary (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to twenty.
Source: Wiktionary
Vic"e*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. vicenarius, fr. viceni twenty each; akin to viginti twenty.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to twenty; consisting of twenty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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