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