[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sumptuary \sump"tuary\, a. l. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus
   expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub
   under + emere to take, buy: cf. f. somptuaire. see redeem.
   relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.
   --bacon.
   1913 webster

   sumptuary laws or sumptuary regulations, laws intended to
      restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel,
      food, furniture, etc.; laws which regulate the prices of
      commodities and the wages of labor; laws which forbid or
      restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxurious
      apparel.
      1913 webster
see also:
redeem sumptuary laws sumptuary regulations 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sumptuary
     adj : regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior;
           "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large
           houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding
           gambling"

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