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| sumptuary [ súmptyoo əri ] |
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1. regulating expenditure: relating to or controlling personal spending
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2. regulating behaviour: intended to regulate personal behaviour on moral or religious grounds
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin sumptuarius< sumptus 'expense' (see sumptuous)] |
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