stringency

[ strin-juhn-see ]

noun

, plural strin·gen·cies.

1. stringent character or condition:

   the stringency of poverty.

2. strictness; closeness; rigor:

   the stringency of school discipline.

3. tightness; straitness:

   stringency in the money market.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stringency¹

First recorded in 1835–45; string(ent) + -ency

Example Sentences

Talk of “guns” and “cold steel” replaced arguments based upon economic conditions and the stringency of the “bonds of Empire.”

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At the start there were ample troops, ample equipment, and no financial stringency.

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I presume this cannot be fairly disposed of by suggesting that there has been some aggravated occasion for such stringency.

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After a time I gathered that she suspected financial stringency as the cause, and I tried to set her mind at rest.

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The first year of Mr. Buchanan's administration was marked by a severe and widespread financial stringency.

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