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English 1 sense of the word sumptuary:
ADJECTIVEallsumptuaryregulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
Englishsumptuary: 1 sense adjective 1
Meaningregulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior.
Examples
  • "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"
  • "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"
BroaderrestrictiveServing to restrict
Spanishsuntuario
Catalansumptuari

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