sumptuary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
    • sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots
    • sumptuary laws forbidding gambling

WordNet

Sump"tu*a*ry adjective
Etymology
L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See Redeem.
Definitions
  1. Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon.

Webster 1913