In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INTERMEDIACY
Etymology
Noun
intermediacy (countable and uncountable, plural intermediacies)
(uncountable) The condition of being intermediate
(countable) intervention
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*me"di*a*cy, n. Etym: [From Intermediate.]
Definition: Interposition; intervention. Derham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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