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sumptuary

/ˈsʌmp.tʃu.er.i/

Übersetzung: Auf Gesetze oder Vorschriften bezogen, die private Ausgaben für Luxusgüter oder demonstrativen Konsum einschränken.

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adjective

/ˈsʌmp.tʃu.er.i/C2formallegalveraltet
  • deAuf Gesetze oder Vorschriften bezogen, die private Ausgaben für Luxusgüter oder demonstrativen Konsum einschränken.

Relating to laws or regulations that limit private expenditure on personal luxuries or ostentatious display.

  1. Regulating expenditure or behaviorC2formal

    Relating to laws or regulations that control personal spending, consumption, or lifestyle choices, often for moral or economic reasons.

    deAusgaben oder Verhalten regelnd

    • Sumptuary laws in ancient Rome restricted the amount of gold citizens could wear.
    • The government introduced sumptuary taxes on luxury goods to curb excessive spending.
    • Historians study sumptuary regulations to understand social hierarchies in medieval Europe.

    Synonymeprescriptiveprohibitiveregulatoryrestrictive

    Antonymelaissez-faireliberalpermissive

Formen
  • more sumptuary comparative form
  • most sumptuary superlative form