In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LAXITY
laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness
(noun) the quality of being lax and neglectful
laxness, laxity
(noun) the condition of being physiologically lax; “baths can help the laxness of the bowels”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laxity (countable and uncountable, plural laxities)
The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
Moral looseness; lack of rigorousness or strictness.
Source: Wiktionary
Lax"i*ty (laks"i*ty), n. [L. laxitas, fr. laxus loose, slack: cf. F. laxité, See Lax, a.]
Definition: The state or quality of being lax; want of tenseness, strictness, or exactness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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