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.
VICTRESSES
Noun
victresses
plural of victress
Source: Wiktionary
VICTRESS
Vic"tress, n. Etym: [Cf. L. victrix.]
Definition: A woman who wins a victory; a female victor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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