In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REQUIREMENTS
Noun
requirements
plural of requirement
Source: Wiktionary
REQUIREMENT
Re*quire"ment (-ment), n.
1. The act of requiring; demand; requisition.
2. That which is required; an imperative or authoritative command; an essential condition; something needed or necessary; a need. One of those who believe that they can fill up every requirement contained in the rule of righteousness. J. M. Mason. God gave her the child, and gave her too an instinctive knowledge of its nature and requirements. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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