sumptuary law
noun
a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community.
a law regulating personal expenditures designed to restrain extravagance, especially in food and dress.
Nearby words
sump syndrome, sumph, sumpsimus, sumpter, sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuary laws, sumptuous, sumptuously, sumqayit, sumter
Origin of sumptuary law
First recorded in 1590–1600
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British Dictionary definitions for sumptuary law
sumptuary law
noun
(formerly) a law imposing restraint on luxury, esp by limiting personal expenditure or by regulating personal conduct in religious and moral spheres
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