In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
established, constituted
(adjective) brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; “the established social order”; “distrust the constituted authority”; “a team established as a member of a major league”; “enjoyed his prestige as an established writer”; “an established precedent”; “the established Church”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
constituted
simple past tense and past participle of constitute
Source: Wiktionary
Con"sti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constituted; p.pr. & vb.n. Constituting.] Etym: [L. constitutus, p.p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See Stand.]
1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. Jer. Taylor.
2. To make up; to compose; to form. Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. Johnson.
3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an offie; to make and empower. Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth. Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett.
Con"sti*tute, n.
Definition: An established law. [Obs.] T. Preston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.