Definitions from Wiktionary (sumptuary)

▸ adjective:  Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods.
▸ adjective:  (law, historical)
▸ adjective:  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.
▸ adjective:  (by extension) Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations.



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