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'''Addiction etymology''', or the historical roots of the word "[[addiction]]", are fascinating.
 
'''Addiction etymology''', or the historical roots of the word "[[addiction]]", are fascinating.
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[[Shakespeare]] was the first to use "addiction" in the modern sense, in his play ''[[Henry V]]'', in reference to the king:
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[[Shakespeare]] was the first to use "addiction" in the modern sense, in his play ''[[The Famous Life of King Henry V
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{{cquote|his addiction was to courses vain.}}  
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|Henry V]]'' (Act I, Scene 1), in reference to the king:
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{{cquote|his addiction was to courses vain}}  
    
By that the Archbishop in this play was observing that the King was inclined to activities that reinforced his own vanity.
 
By that the Archbishop in this play was observing that the King was inclined to activities that reinforced his own vanity.
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