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Definition of Sumptuary
1. Adjective. Regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior. "Sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"
Similar to: Restrictive
Definition of Sumptuary
1. a. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.
Definition of Sumptuary
1. Adjective. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. ¹
2. Adjective. Relating to a law; sumptuary laws or regulations, are those intended to restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc.; laws which regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labor; laws which forbid or restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxurious apparel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sumptuary
1. [adj]
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