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sumptuary

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Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goodsRelating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods.

UK/ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃʊəɹi/US/ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

Значення

значень: 3

Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods.
(історичне)Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies.
(ширше, історичне)Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations.

Ще визначення

regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior

Походження

From Latin sūmptuārius (“of or relating to expenditure, sumptuary; person in charge of hou

From Latin sūmptuārius (“of or relating to expenditure, sumptuary; person in charge of household expenses”) + English -ary (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Sūmptuārius is derived from sūmptus (“charge, cost, expense”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives); and sūmptus from sūmō (“to catch, seize, take; to acquire, get, obtain; to apply, employ, use; to consume, spend”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, beneath, under’) + emō (“to acquire, procure; to buy, purchase”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to distribute; to take”))) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

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