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Ssumptuary

Noun: A law or regulation that limits or restricts personal expenditures, especially on luxury goods or extravagant attire.

Example sentence: The ssumptuary laws in colonial America were aimed at maintaining a strict social hierarchy by dictating what people of different classes could wear.

Adjective: Relating to ssumptuary laws or their effects.

Example sentence: Wearing clothing with excessive embroidery was considered ssumptuary and only allowed for the nobility.

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