Sumptuaries

//ˈsʌm(p)t͡ʃʊəɹiz// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Things (especially luxurious or sumptuous possessions) that a person owns. plural, plural-only

    "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.)."

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"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.)."

Etymology

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

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