About The Word Sumptuary
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Sumptuary
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What's The Definition Of Sumptuary?
[adj] regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sumptuary: restrictive Related Terms | Find terms related to Sumptuary: See Also | Sumptuary In Webster's Dictionary \Sump"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus
expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub
under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.]
Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.
--Bacon.
{Sumptuary} {laws or regulations}, laws intended to restrain
or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food,
furniture, etc.; laws which regulate the prices of
commodities and the wages of labor; laws which forbid or
restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxurious
apparel.
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