In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RECTORSHIP
rectorship, rectorate
(noun) the office or station of a rector
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rectorship (plural rectorships)
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
(obsolete) Government; guidance.
Anagrams
• chiropters
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"tor*ship (rk"tr*shp), n.
1. Government; guidance. [Obs.] "The rectorship of judgment." Shak.
2. The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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