Assertion: mead | /r/ObjectUse | used by upper classes
Facets:
value: in its decline
type: TEMPORAL
value: nearly exclusively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: And while mead began and ended as a royal drink, in its decline it was nearly exclusively used by kings and upper classes while beer became the drink of the commoners.
text: And while mead began and ended as a royal drink, in its decline it was nearly exclusively used by kings and upper classes while beer became the drink of the commoners.