AGNATIONS

Noun

agnations

plural of agnation

Anagrams

• Sontagian

Source: Wiktionary


AGNATION

Ag*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.]

1. (Civil Law)

Definition: Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. Bouvier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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