In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SUITOR
suitor, suer, wooer
(noun) a man who courts a woman; “a suer for the hand of the princess”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
suitor (plural suitors)
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for marriage; a wooer; one who courts someone.
(law) A party to a suit or litigation.
One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
Verb
suitor (third-person singular simple present suitors, present participle suitoring, simple past and past participle suitored)
To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.
Anagrams
• turios
Source: Wiktionary
Suit"or, n.
1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant. She hath been a suitor to me for her brother. Shak.
2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (a) (Law) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc. (b) (O. Eng. Law) One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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