adj.
Pronunciation: ' s ə m(p)-ch ə - ˌ wer- ē
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin sumptuarius, from sumptus expense, from sumere to take, spend ― more at CONSUME
Date: 1600
1 : relating to personal expenditures and especially to prevent extravagance and luxury <conservative sumptuary tastes ― John Cheever>
2 : designed to regulate extravagant expenditures or habits especially on moral or religious grounds < sumptuary laws> < sumptuary tax>