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Crescencio Poot — (1820–1885) was a leading general in the Caste War of Yucatán. Life as a rebel He began raids on white owned haciendas in 1864. In the next several years his troops would raid, but rarely occupy, various villages. This meant generally avoiding… … Wikipedia
coerce — [17] The underlying etymological meaning of coerce is ‘restraining’ or ‘confining’. It comes from the Latin compound verb coercēre ‘constrain’, which was formed from the prefix co ‘together’ and the verb arcēre ‘shut up, ward off’ (possibly a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
coerce — [17] The underlying etymological meaning of coerce is ‘restraining’ or ‘confining’. It comes from the Latin compound verb coercēre ‘constrain’, which was formed from the prefix co ‘together’ and the verb arcēre ‘shut up, ward off’ (possibly a… … Word origins
