SUMPTUARY


Meaning of SUMPTUARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsʌmptjuərɪ ]

adj. 1 regulating expenditure. 2 (of a law or edict etc.) limiting private expenditure in the interests of the State. [L sumptuarius f. sumptus cost f. sumere sumpt- take]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.