In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ACCIDENCE
Etymology
Noun
accidence (countable and uncountable, plural accidences)
(grammar) The accidents or inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.
The rudiments of any subject.
A book containing the first principles of grammar; by extension, a book containing the rudiments of any subject or art.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"ci*dence, n. Etym: [A corruption of Eng. accidents, pl. of accident. See Accident, 2.]
1. The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar. Milton.
2. The rudiments of any subject. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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