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sumptuary law

sump·tu·ary law
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhmp-choo-er-ee law]
    • /ˈsʌmp tʃuˌɛr i lɔ/
    • /ˈsʌmp.tjʊə.ri lɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhmp-choo-er-ee law]
    • /ˈsʌmp tʃuˌɛr i lɔ/

Definitions of sumptuary law words

  • noun sumptuary law a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community. 1
  • noun sumptuary law a law regulating personal expenditures designed to restrain extravagance, especially in food and dress. 1
  • noun sumptuary law (formerly) a law imposing restraint on luxury, esp by limiting personal expenditure or by regulating personal conduct in religious and moral spheres 0
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Origin of sumptuary law

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Sumptuary law

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sumptuary law popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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