In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ARMIGEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
armigerous (not comparable)
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
Anagrams
• ramigerous
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*mig"er*ous, a.
Definition: Bearing arms. [R.] They belonged to the armigerous part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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