⚖️sumptuary

adjective
/ˈsʌmp.tʃuˌɛr.i/

Meaning

Relating to laws or regulations intended to limit personal spending on luxury goods.

Example Sentences

In medieval Europe, sumptuary laws restricted the wearing of expensive fabrics to the nobility.

Synonyms

restrictive, prohibitive, regulatory, limiting

Antonyms

permissive, indulgent

Collocations

sumptuary laws, sumptuary regulations, sumptuary restrictions

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