SUMPTUARY


Meaning of SUMPTUARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsəm(p)-chə-ˌwer-ē ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.