sumptuary
/ˈsʌmptʃuˌɛri/
adjective
- Relating to laws that limit private spending on luxury goods, especially to control extravagance or enforce social distinctions.
- Some modern critics argue that luxury taxes are a form of sumptuary regulation.
- The sumptuary laws of ancient Rome restricted what colors and fabrics common people could wear.
- The king issued a sumptuary decree forbidding nobles from wearing gold embroidery.
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