In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMERITUS
emeritus
(adjective) honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title āemeritusā as in āprofessor emeritusā
emeritus
(noun) a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
emeritus (not comparable)
(postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.
Noun
emeritus
A person retired in this sense.
Anagrams
• semitrue, user time
Source: Wiktionary
E*mer"i*tus, a. Etym: [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]
Definition: Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
E*mer"i*tus, n.; pl. Emeriti. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; āYour comments may backfire and cause you a lot of troubleā; āthe political movie backlashed on the Democratsā
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