Definition of Sumptoary
Sump"tu*a*ry (?), a. [L.
sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr.
sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under +
emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See
Redeem.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or
expenditure. Bacon.
Sumptuary laws or regulations,
laws 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.
Sump"tu*a*ry (?), a. [L.
sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr.
sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under +
emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See
Redeem.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or
expenditure. Bacon.
Sumptuary laws or regulations,
laws 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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