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.
VICONTIEL
Vi*con"ti*el, a. Etym: [From OE. vicounte a viscount. See Viscount.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a country. Vicontiel rents. See Vicontiels.
– Vicontiel writs, such writs as were triable in the sheriff, or county, court.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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