单词 | sumptuary |
释义 | sumptuaryadj.n. A. adj. 1. Designating a law or regulation which limits personal expenditure or consumption, esp. relating to particular items of clothing, food, or furniture, typically for the purpose of preventing extravagance or reinforcing social hierarchy. Frequently in sumptuary law. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > sumptuary sumptuary law1600 sumpture law1727 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] sumptuary1600 disbursatory1863 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 9 They made sumptuarie lawes [It. legge sonttuarie], and especially vpon victuals. a1661 T. Fuller Northampton-shire in Hist. Worthies of Eng. (1662) 298 Some will wonder, that Empson and Dudley..did not catch him by the Collar, or pick an hole in his Gown, upon the breach of some rusty penal sumptuary Statute. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. iv. 37 When Sunday came, it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. 1870 P. Fitzgerald Princ. Comedy & Dramatic Effect vii. 329 From the time of Edward IV. downwards, we find many sumptuary Acts, relating to costly dressing. 1911 Times Litarary Suppl. 12 Oct. 384/1 The Maharani of Baroda was still under the thraldom of caste sumptuary restrictions, and, refusing to take meals with Europeans, she was accompanied everywhere by an Indian cook. 2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields i. 24 A series of fourteenth century sumptuary laws..defined precisely who was entitled to wear the different furs. 2. Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations (see sense A. 1). Also more generally: of or relating to personal expenditure or consumption. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > types of cost or expenditure incident1652 incidental1740 sunk1771 sumptuary1796 indirect1903 oncost1908 overhead1909 all-up1942 pass-through1952 internalized1971 1796 Crit. Rev. Dec. 575 The territorial contributions for the fifth year should be filled at 250,000,000, to be taken from the departments; and the sumptuary contributions at 50,000,000. 1863 Colburn's United Service Mag. July 359 The..diversity of peculiar manners, and sumptuary tastes, are as interesting as they are often amusing. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 642/1 Numerous ancient laws dealt with trade and sumptuary matters. 1916 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 156 The country did not feel the need of any sumptuary ideals. 2017 Times of India (Nexis) 17 Apr. There has been significant increase in sumptuary allowances too. B. n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money hoarder944 treasurerc1290 purse-bearerc1300 coffererc1330 pursera1450 boucherc1450 bowgerc1450 purse-masterc1450 thesaurer1473 expenditor1499 bowser1534 bursarya1552 bursar1587 stock-keeper1589 bag-bearer1598 bourser1685 sumptuary1789 money manager1874 investment manager1879 tizzy-snatcher1914 1789 P. Smyth tr. H. Aldrich Elements Civil Archit. i. 1 The Sumptuary [L. sumtuarius], who furnishes the expence of the building. 2. In plural. Personal possessions; esp. luxury goods. Now chiefly Anthropology.rare before 20th cent. ΚΠ 1810 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XV. at France The present regular revenue of France is derived from a land-tax, a personal tax, a tax on moveables and sumptuaries, on houses and windows, [etc.]. 1938 Internat. Directory Anthropologists 121 Research..on Inca writing, sumptuaries and musical folklore. 1950 Internat. Ref. Service (U.S. Dept. Commerce) Aug. 5/2 Articles considered to be luxuries (actually called ‘sumptuaries’). 2012 G. F. Lau Anc. Alterity in Andes iii. 60 Archaeologists..highlight material patterns which indicate ranking and differential access to resources (e.g., variability in sumptuaries, better diet, elite tombs,..etc.). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1600 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。