Dictionary
strin•gen•cy
Pronunciation: (strin'jun-sē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.