Law intended to control consumption, particulary such a law regulating apparel and textiles which may be worn by people of specified social strata.
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Examples for "sumptuary law"
Examples for "sumptuary law"
1Is the Woman's Rule a sumptuary law as well as a regimen?
2His feathers might be cut off for breaking a sumptuary law.
3This is a sumptuary law, too, restraining the luxury and extravagance of the poor.
4If they can afford it, well and good: let us have no sumptuary law.
5Scaurus was also the author of a sumptuary law.
1Who, save some man of erudition, has knowledge to-day of sumptuary laws?
2The impolicy or inutility of sumptuary laws was not in this age acknowledged.
3The Orchian and other sumptuary laws fail to repress the luxury of the Romans.
4Amongst the poorer ranks of Miss Quincey's profession the sumptuary laws are exceptionally severe.
5These sumptuary laws of New England followed in spirit and letter similar laws in England.
1The English Sumptuary Statutes relating to Apparel commenced with the 37th of Edward III.
Translations for sumptuary statute