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.