how were laws meant to emphasise social hierarchy?
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The laws that emphasized hierarchy were the sumptuary laws.
- These laws were prevelant in Europe.
- These regulations aimed to regulate the behaviour of individuals who were considered inferior in society.
- Dress rules were inflicted on people from various social classes by genuine regulations that were given out in detail.
- They were forbidden from wearing distinctive attire, eating a variety of foods and beverages (usually alcohol), and engaging in specified hunting activities.
- For example: The amount of apparel a person could buy per year was governed not only by their money, but also by their social rank.
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