sumptuary

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃʊəɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)tjʊəɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃəɹi/, /ˈsʌm(p)tjʊɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃuˌɛɹi/, /-tju-/, /-t͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ Hyphenation: sump‧tu‧a‧ry === Adjective === sumptuary (comparative more sumptuary, superlative most sumptuary) Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods. (law, historical) 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. (by extension) Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations. ==== Derived terms ==== sumptuaries sumptuarily sumptuary law sumptuary tax ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === sumptuary law on Wikipedia.Wikipedia