In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CURSITOR
Etymology
Noun
cursitor (plural cursitors)
A courier or runner.
(Britain, law, obsolete) A clerk in the Court of Chancery whose business is to make out original writs.
Source: Wiktionary
Cur"si*tor (kr"s-tr), n. Etym: [LL. cursitor, equiv. to L. cursor, fr. cursare to run hither and thither, fr. currere to run. See Current, and cf. Cursor.]
1. A courier or runner. [Obs.] "Cursitors to and fro." Holland.
2. (Eng.Law)
Definition: An officer in the Court of Chancery, whose business is to make out original writs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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