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† ˈparcity Obs.
Also 6 -cyte, -cite.
[ad. L. parcitās sparingness, f. parc-us sparing: see -ity.]
Sparingness, frugality; scantiness, smallness.
1509Barclay Shyp of Folys Argt. (1874) I. 17 As nere as the parcyte of my wyt wyl suffer me. 1526Pilgr. Perfect. (W. de W. 1531) 52 These morall vertues, mekenes..abstynence, sylence, & discrete parcite or scarsenes. 1620Venner Via Recta viii. 175 If they shall at any time exceed.., they must make amends with a following parcity. 1658Phillips, Parcity, thrift, sparingnesse, frugality. |