sumptuaries
Syllables: sump·tu·ar·iesUK/ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃʊəɹiz/US/ˈsʌm(p)(t)ʃuˌɛɹiz/
sumptuaries noun: things (especially luxurious or sumptuous possessions) that a person owns.
Noun
sumptuaries pl (plural only)
- Things (especially luxurious or sumptuous possessions) that a person owns.
- Archaeologists are good at identifying chiefly societies in several orthodox ways. The primary ways highlight material patterns which indicate ranking and differential access to resources (e.g., variability in sumptuaries, better diet, elite tombs, central places, monuments, etc.).2013, George F. Lau, “Familiar Others: Kin, Collectivity and Authority”, in Ancient Alterity in the Andes: A Recognition of Others, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →OCLC, page 60
Origin of sumptuaries
From sumptuary (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming the regular plurals of nouns)).
Questions about sumptuaries
- What does sumptuaries mean?
- Sumptuaries means things (especially luxurious or sumptuous possessions) that a person owns.
- What part of speech is sumptuaries?
- Sumptuaries is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sumptuaries?
- Sumptuaries is pronounced /ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃʊəɹiz/ (UK).
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