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par·ley 
[pahr-lee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -leys, verb, -leyed, -ley·ing.
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[pahr-lee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -leys, verb, -leyed, -ley·ing. –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a discussion or conference. |
| 2. | an informal conference between enemies under a truce, esp. to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc. |
| 3. | to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities. |
| 4. | to speak, talk, or confer. |
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par·ley·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. talk, conversation. 4. discuss, converse.
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| par·ley
(pär'lē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. par·leys A discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of truce or other matters. intr.v. par·leyed, par·ley·ing, par·leys To have a discussion, especially with an enemy. [Middle English, from Old French parlee, from feminine past participle of parler, to talk, from Vulgar Latin *paraulāre, from Late Latin parabolāre, from parabola, discourse; see parable.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
parley (n.)
parley (n.)
"conference," especially with an enemy, 1449, from M.Fr. parlée, from fem. pp. of O.Fr. parler "to speak," from L.L. parabolare "to speak (in parables)," from parabola "speech, discourse," from L. parabola "comparison" (see parable). The verb is 14c., probably a separate borrowing of O.Fr. parler.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| parley | |
noun | |
| 1. | a negotiation between enemies |
verb | |
| 1. | discuss, as between enemies |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Parley
Par"ley\, n.; pl. Parleys. [F. parler speech, talk, fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See Parable, and cf. Parliament, Parlor.] Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce. We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. --Dryden. To beat a parley (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Parley
Par"ley\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Parleyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Parleying.] To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace. They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. --Shak.
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