Follower of the religion Zoroastrianism. The Parsees fled from Persia after its conquest by the Arabs, and settled in India in the 8th century AD. About 100,000 Parsees now live mainly in Bombay State.

In Germanic mythology, one of the knights who sought the Holy Grail; the father of Lohengrin.

Zoroastrian sect in India; Also called: Parseeism.

ETYM Cf. French parcimonieux. Related to Parsimony.
Excessively unwilling to spend; SYN. penurious.

In a parsimonious manner.

State of being parsimonious, stinginess, extreme frugality

ETYM Latin parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. French parcimonie.
Stinginess; economy.
Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily; SYN. parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching.

Unincorporated community in New Jersey (USA).