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sumptuary

/ˈsʌmp.tʃu.er.i/

Traduction: Relatif à des lois ou règles qui limitent les dépenses privées en objets de luxe ou en consommation ostentatoire.

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adjective

/ˈsʌmp.tʃu.er.i/C2formallegalobsolète
  • frRelatif à des lois ou règles qui limitent les dépenses privées en objets de luxe ou en consommation ostentatoire.

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.

    frsomptuaire

    • 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.

    Synonymesprescriptiveprohibitiveregulatoryrestrictive

    Antonymeslaissez-faireliberalpermissive

Formes
  • more sumptuary comparative form
  • most sumptuary superlative form