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SUMPTUARY LAWS — SUMPTUARY LAWS, enactments issued by communities against luxury and ostentation; frequently combined with a distinctly class aim – that each should dress according to his standing in the community – allied to the wish to help people withstand the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sumptuary laws — Sumptuary Sump tu*a*ry, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sumptuary laws — Rules made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. sumptuary laws Rules made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagan … Law dictionary
sumptuary laws — /sam(p)tyuwariy loz/ Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc … Black's law dictionary
SUMPTUARY LAWS — passed in various lands and ages to restrict excess in dress, food, and luxuries generally; are to be found in the codes of Solon, Julius Cæsar, and other ancient rulers; Charles VI. of France restricted dinners to one soup and two other… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sumptuary law — Sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuariae leges ) are laws which attempt to regulate habits of consumption. Black s Law Dictionary defines them as Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate… … Wikipedia
Sumptuary — Sump tu*a*ry, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sumptuary regulations — Sumptuary Sump tu*a*ry, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sumptuary law — 1. a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community. 2. a law regulating personal expenditures designed to restrain extravagance, esp. in food and dress. [1590 1600] * * * any law designed to… … Universalium
sumptuary — adjective a) Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. b) 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… … Wiktionary
