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SUMPTUARY

\sˈʌmptjuːəɹˌi], \sˈʌmptjuːəɹˌi], \s_ˈʌ_m_p_t_j_uː_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of SUMPTUARY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Regulating expense.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Pertaining to expense; limiting or regulating personal expenditure.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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