In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REALM
region, realm
(noun) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; “it was a limited realm of discourse”; “here we enter the region of opinion”; “the realm of the occult”
kingdom, realm
(noun) the domain ruled by a king or queen
kingdom, land, realm
(noun) a domain in which something is dominant; “the untroubled kingdom of reason”; “a land of make-believe”; “the rise of the realm of cotton in the south”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
realm (plural realms)
An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.
The domain of a certain abstraction.
(computing) A scope of operation in networking or security.
(formal or legal) A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.
(fantasy, RPG) An otherworldly dimension or domain — magical, ethereal, or otherwise — usually ruled or created by a mystical character.
(virology, taxonomy) A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.
Synonyms
• (a territory or state): country, land, kingdom
• (a sphere of activity or influence): field, province
Anagrams
• Almer, Lamer, Lemar, Lerma, Maler, lamer, maerl, maler, marle, meral
Source: Wiktionary
Realm, n. Etym: [OE. realme, ream, reaume, OF. reialme, roialme, F. royaume, fr. (assumed) LL. regalimen, from L. regalis royal. See Regal.]
1. A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone. Motley.
2. Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain; department; division; as, the realm of fancy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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