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.
VIVANDIER
Etymology
Noun
vivandier (plural vivandiers)
A sutler accompanying a continental European army, especially the French army.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi`van`dier", n. [OF. & F. vivandier, fr. LL. vivanda, vivenda, provisions. Cf. Viand.]
Definition: In Continental armies, esp. the French, a sutler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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