SUMPTUARY Definition & Meaning

sumptuary

[ suhmp-choo-er-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to, dealing with, or regulating expense or expenditure.
intended to regulate personal habits on moral or religious grounds.

sumptuary

/ ˈ��ʌ��ʊə��ɪ /

adjective

relating to or controlling expenditure or extravagance

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sumptuary¹

1590–1600; < Latin ��ū��ٳ��ܲ�, equivalent to ��ū��ٳ� ( s ) spending, expense ( ��ū�� ( ere ) to take, procure ( consume ) + intrusive -p- + -tus suffix of v. action) + -��ܲ� -ary

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sumptuary¹

C17: from Latin ��ܳ��ٳ��ܲ� concerning expense, from sumptus expense, from ��ū��ere to spend

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And it was possible to be accused of witchcraft for breaking the Puritanical sumptuary laws and “sadd colors” dress code.

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Later in history, the use of the rare and expensive color purple was restricted by Roman sumptuary laws, which penalized ostentatious clothing and jewelry.

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Black took on an air of cultured urbanity beginning in the Renaissance, when so-called sumptuary laws limited the wearing of rich colors like red and purple to the aristocracy.

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“It’s like there’s a new sumptuary law against introspection.”

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“It’s like there’s a sumptuary law against introspection.”

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