In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MEDIAEVALIST
Etymology
Noun
mediaevalist (plural mediaevalists)
Dated form of medievalist.
Source: Wiktionary
Me`di*æ"val*ist, n.
Definition: One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages. [Written also medievalist.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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