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sumptuary, a. (n.)|ˈsʌm(p)tjuːərɪ|
Also 7 somptuarie.
[ad. L. sumptuārius, f. sumptus: see sumpt and -ary. Cf. F. somptuaire, It., Sp. suntuario, Pg. sumptuario.]
Pertaining to or regulating expenditure.
sumptuary law, a law regulating expenditure, esp. with a view to restraining excess in food, dress, equipage, etc.
1600E. Blount tr. Conestaggio 9 They made sumptuarie lawes, and especially vpon victuals. 1650Bulwer Anthropomet. 262 The prodigious and ridiculous vanity of these Times, (if ever) calling for Sumptuary Laws. 1716Lady M. W. Montagu Let. to C'tess Bristol 22 Aug., They have sumptuary laws in this town, which distinguish their rank by their dress. 1766Goldsm. Vic. W. iv, When Sunday came, it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. 1850Merivale Rom. Emp. xiv. (1865) II. 134 The money-lenders were dissatisfied with the sumptuary reforms which Pompeius had encouraged. 1850Hawthorne Scarlet L. ii, Of a splendour..beyond what was allowed by the sumptuary regulations of the colony. 1875Stubbs Const. Hist. II. xvi. 413 Sumptuary laws, prescribing the minutiae of diet and dress. 1888Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 642/1 Numerous ancient laws dealt with trade and sumptuary matters.
†b. n. One responsible for expenditure. Obs.
1789P. Smyth tr. Aldrich's Archit. (1818) 77 The sumptuary, who furnishes the expence of a building. |