Parsimony \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)