单词 | sumptuary law |
释义 | sumptuary lawnouna 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. Origin of sumptuary lawFirst recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby sumptuary lawsump pump, sumpsimus, sump syndrome, sumpter, sumptuary, sumptuary law, sumptuous, Sumter, Sumter, Fort, sum total, sum-up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sumptuary lawsumptuary law noun(formerly) a law imposing restraint on luxury, esp by limiting personal expenditure or by regulating personal conduct in religious and moral spheres Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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