Sumptuaries
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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.)."
Example
More examples"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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