Par"si*mo*ny (?), n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere
to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F.
parcimonie.]
Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon.
Awful parsimony
presided generally at the table.
Thackeray. Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess.
See Economy.
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