In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
premise, premiss, assumption
(noun) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; “on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play”
premise, premiss
(verb) take something as preexisting and given
Source: WordNet® 3.1
premiss (plural premisses)
Alternative spelling of premise
premiss (third-person singular simple present premisses, present participle premissing, simple past and past participle premissed)
Alternative spelling of premise
• Persism, impress, mispers, permiss, simpers
Source: Wiktionary
Prem"iss, n.
Definition: Premise. Whately. I. Watts
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.