sumptuary

English - Turkish

Definition of sumptuary in English Turkish dictionary

masraflara ait

sarfiyata ait masraflarla ilgili

sumptuary law masrafları sınırlayan kanun

{s} masraflarla ilgili

din veya ahlâka dayanarak özel hayatı düzenleyen kanun

kısıtlayıcı

{s} giderlere ait

English - English

Definition of sumptuary in English English dictionary

Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure

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

{a} regulating the way of living

{s} designed to regulate financial expenditures; limiting personal behavior on moral grounds

regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"

Related Terms

sumptuary tax

A government levy on goods considered socially undesirable, most commonly alcohol and tobacco

Hyphenation

sump·tu·a·ry

Etymology

[ 's&m(p)-ch&-"wer-E ] (adjective.) 1600. Latin sumptuarius, from sumptus expense, cost, from sumere, sumptum, "to take", "use", "spend"; sub "under" + emere "to take", "buy": compare with French somptuaire