In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FILIATION
ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation
(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual’s progenitors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
filiation (countable and uncountable, plural filiations)
(uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
(countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
(countable, legal) The determination of paternity.
(countable, legal) One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
Source: Wiktionary
Fil`i*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. filiatio, fr. L. filius son: cf. F. filiation. See Filial.]
1. The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a father. The relation of paternity and filiation. Sir M. Hale.
2. (Law)
Definition: The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its ather; affiliation. Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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