SUMPTUARY


Meaning of SUMPTUARY in English

ˈsəm(p)chəˌwerē, -ri adjective

Etymology: Latin sumptuarius, from sumptus expense, cost (from sumptus, past participle of sumere to take, spend) + -arius -ary

1. : relating to or regulating expenditure especially on clothes and food : controlling extravagance

sumptuary reforms

sumptuary edicts

2. : of or relating to sumptuary laws

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