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.
WALDGRAVE
Etymology
Noun
waldgrave (plural waldgraves)
(historical) The head forestkeeper in the old German empire.
Source: Wiktionary
Wald"grave, n. Etym: [See Wald, and Margrave.]
Definition: In the old German empire, the head forest keeper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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