In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WOMANHOOD
womanhood
(noun) the status of a woman
womanhood, woman, fair sex
(noun) women as a class; “it’s an insult to American womanhood”; “woman is the glory of creation”; “the fair sex gathered on the veranda”
womanhood, muliebrity
(noun) the state of being an adult woman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
womanhood (countable and uncountable, plural womanhoods)
The state of being a woman.
All the qualities typical of women.
Women considered as a group.
(euphemism) The vulva.
Coordinate terms
• manhood
Source: Wiktionary
Wom"an*hood, n.
1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind. Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood. Spenser. Perhaps the smile and the tender tone Came out of her pitying womanhood. Tennyson.
2. Women, collectively; womankind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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