Associations to the word «Sumptuary»

SUMPTUARY, adjective. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.

SUMPTUARY, adjective. Relating to a law; sumptuary laws or regulations, are those intended to restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc.; laws which regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labor; laws which forbid or restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxurious apparel.

SUMPTUARY LAW, noun. A law that attempts to regulate permitted consumption.

SUMPTUARY LAWS, noun. Plural of sumptuary law

SUMPTUARY TAX, noun. (economics) (taxation) A government levy on goods considered socially undesirable, most commonly alcohol and tobacco.

SUMPTUARY, adjective. Regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling".