Word:

sumptuary

Number of occurrences: 13 Rank: 1,253,364 Frequency class: 20

See also: Sumptuary

Part of: sumptuary laws

Examples

  • The sumptuary allowance has been increased to Rs 3 lakh per month for both Chief Ministers and ministers. (www.dayafterindia.com, collected on 03/11/2016)
  • One has to ask: are some proponents of landmarking more interested in enacting sumptuary housing laws than in protecting our historical and cultural heritage? (www.surfsantamonica.com, collected on 07/11/2016)
  • However, the sumptuary laws of the Political Class are no more relaxed, and in certain intriguing respects even more formal, than the conventions formerly observed by members of the Establishment. (www.scetv.org, collected on 14/11/2016)
  • Chee noted that during the Ming Dynasty, sumptuary laws defined who could use certain types of objects among the aristocracy. (www.pasadenaweekly.com, collected on 05/11/2016)
  • Orthodox historiography does not deal with sumptuary. (www.brooklynrail.org, collected on 10/11/2016)
  • Some types of gloves were banned in European countries by sumptuary laws. (www.lifeinitaly.com, collected on 12/11/2016)
  • The Shogunate maintained class distinctions by imposing sumptuary laws, such as forbidding commoners to use luxurious colors, materials and techniques in clothing and prints. (www.nyunews.com, collected on 13/11/2016)
  • Even if the low rate for gold is excluded, there are five rate categories namely, 6%, 12%, 18%, 26% and additional cess on sumptuary items to fund the compensation for revenue loss. (www.farmingtonindependent.com, collected on 03/11/2016)
  • The salaries of the Legislative Council Chairman and the Speaker will be Rs 50,000 per month and sumptuary allowance Rs 3 lakh each. (www.dayafterindia.com, collected on 03/11/2016)
  • For example, Prince Zhuang brought a gold ewer from the capital but the sumptuary laws dictated that his wife, who was of a lower social status, could not have a gold ewer. (www.pasadenaweekly.com, collected on 05/11/2016)

Words occurring in the Same Sentence

sumptuary laws (233), laws (86)

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