† parcityn.

Forms: 1500s parcite, 1500s parcyte, 1600s parcity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parcitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin parcitās sparingness, moderation < parcus sparing, thrifty, economical, restrained, moderate ( < parcere to act sparingly, to be economical, to be merciful, to spare, of unknown origin) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Italian parcità (a1292 as parcitade; now archaic), Middle French, French †parcité (c1400 or earlier), Spanish parquedad (1561 or earlier as †parcidad), all in sense ‘frugality’.

Obsolete.

Sparingness, frugality; inadequacy, smallness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun]

sparing1377

sparingc1386

spelingc1420

parsimony?a1475

parcity1509

frugality1531

spare1577

sparingness1579

sparefulnessa1586

savingness1668

frugalness1727

spareness1826

chariness1849

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > state of being limited in amount > scantiness or meagreness

scantnessc1386

parcity1509

tenuity1535

scantiness1567

bareness1580

barrenness1587

exiguity1604

leanness1612

meagreness1622

thinness1623

jejuneness1626

macilencya1631

narrowness1647

straitnessa1704

flimsinessa1763

threadbareness1771

poorness1782

skimpiness1879

threadbarity1892

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xii^v As nere as the parcyte of my wyt wyl suffer me.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. ✠^v These moral vertues, Mekenes..abstinence, silence, and discrete parcite or scarsenesse.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 175 If they shall at any time exceed.., they must make amends with a following parcity.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Parcity, thrift, sparingnesse, frugality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	parcity
释义	† parcityn. Forms: 1500s parcite, 1500s parcyte, 1600s parcity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parcitās. Etymology: < classical Latin parcitās sparingness, moderation < parcus sparing, thrifty, economical, restrained, moderate ( < parcere to act sparingly, to be economical, to be merciful, to spare, of unknown origin) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Italian parcità (a1292 as parcitade; now archaic), Middle French, French †parcité (c1400 or earlier), Spanish parquedad (1561 or earlier as †parcidad), all in sense ‘frugality’. Obsolete. Sparingness, frugality; inadequacy, smallness. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] sparing1377 sparingc1386 spelingc1420 parsimony?a1475 parcity1509 frugality1531 spare1577 spare1577 sparingness1579 sparefulnessa1586 savingness1668 frugalness1727 spareness1826 chariness1849 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > state of being limited in amount > scantiness or meagreness scantnessc1386 parcity1509 tenuity1535 scantiness1567 bareness1580 barrenness1587 exiguity1604 leanness1612 meagreness1622 thinness1623 jejuneness1626 macilencya1631 narrowness1647 straitnessa1704 flimsinessa1763 threadbareness1771 poorness1782 skimpiness1879 threadbarity1892 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xii^v As nere as the parcyte of my wyt wyl suffer me. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. ✠^v These moral vertues, Mekenes..abstinence, silence, and discrete parcite or scarsenesse. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 175 If they shall at any time exceed.., they must make amends with a following parcity. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Parcity, thrift, sparingnesse, frugality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1509
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