Associations to the word «Sumptuary»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy