sumptuary
IPA: sˈʌmptʃuɛri
adjective
- Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods.
- (law, historical)
- Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies.
- (by extension) Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations.
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Examples of "sumptuary" in Sentences
- As most sumptuary laws, they had little effect.
- The new system is sumptuary unlike the previous one.
- He also wrote the entries on sumptuary laws and slavery.
- A horse is a horse, and a sumptuary law is a sumptuary law.
- Numerous ancient laws dealt with trade and sumptuary matters.
- Sumptuary tax on sugar and soft drinks has also been suggested.
- Sumptuary laws prohibited merchants from flaunting their wealth.
- Acceptance of sumptuary taxes may be greater than income tax or sales tax.
- No piece of furniture has ever been so close an index to sumptuary changes.
- Islamic sumptuary laws are based upon teachings found in the Koran and Hadiths.
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