In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COMPTROLLERSHIP
comptrollership
(noun) the position of comptroller
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
comptrollership (countable and uncountable, plural comptrollerships)
The position or office of a comptroller.
Source: Wiktionary
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SUSPECT
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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