In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXERCITATION
Etymology
Noun
exercitation (countable and uncountable, plural exercitations)
(obsolete) The exercise or exertion of some power, responsibility, faculty etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*er`ci*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. exercitatio, fr. exercitare, intense., fr. exercere to exercise: CF. f. exercitation.]
Definition: exercise; practice; use. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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