In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SEDERUNT
Etymology
Noun
sederunt (plural sederunts)
(Scotland) A formal meeting, especially of a judicial or ecclesiastical body.
(Scotland) Those people present at such a meeting.
Anagrams
• dentures, detuners, endurest, tsundere, underset, unrested
Source: Wiktionary
Se*de"runt, n. Etym: [L., they sat, fr. sedere to sit.]
Definition: A sitting, as of a court or other body. 'T is pity we have not Burn's own account of that long sederunt. Prof. Wilson. Acts of sederunt (Scots Law), ordinances of the Court of Session for the ordering of processes and expediting of justice. Bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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