In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RESTRICTIVENESS
restrictiveness, unpermissiveness
(noun) a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits
restrictiveness
(noun) a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (‘red hat’ has a more specific meaning than ‘hat’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
restrictiveness (uncountable)
The state of being restrictive.
Source: Wiktionary
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