In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FEOFFMENT
Etymology
Noun
feoffment (plural feoffments)
(legal) The grant of a feud or fee.
(legal, UK) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession.
(obsolete) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed.
Synonyms
• enfeoffment
Source: Wiktionary
Feoff"ment, n. Etym: [OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL. feoffamentum.] (Law) (a) The grant of a feud or fee. (b) (Eng. Law) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession. Burrill. (c) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed. [Obs. in the U.S., Rare in Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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