In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UBIETY
ubiety
(noun) the state of existing and being localized in space
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ubiety (countable and uncountable, plural ubieties)
The state of existing in a specific point in space, thereness.
Omnipresence; ubiquity.
Source: Wiktionary
U`bi*ca"tion, U*bi"e*ty, n. Etym: [NL. ubicatio, ubietas, fr. L. ubi where.]
Definition: The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness. [R.] Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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