In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MANRENT
Etymology
Noun
manrent (countable and uncountable, plural manrents)
(historical, Scotland) A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.
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Source: Wiktionary
Man"red, Man"rent`, n.
Definition: Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage. [Obs. or Scots Law] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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