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Word: sumptuary (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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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.
  • Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.

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