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