Etymology

sumptuaries

sump·tu·ar·ies
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Today it means: Things (especially luxurious or sumptuous possessions) that a person owns. Full definition →

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From sumptuary (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming the regular plurals of nouns)).

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