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par·ley

   [pahr-lee] noun, plural -leys, verb, -leyed, -ley·ing.
noun
1.
a discussion or conference.
2.
an informal conference between enemies under a truce, especially to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc.
verb (used without object)
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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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English parlai < Middle French parlee, noun use of feminine of parle, past participle of parler to parle

Related forms
par·ley·er, noun

Synonyms
1. talk, conversation. 4. discuss, converse.

Example Sentences
  • The peace jirga, however, was a long way from a peace parley.
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Par·ley

   [pahr-lee]
noun
Peter, pen name of Samuel Griswold Goodrich.
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parley (ˈpɑːlɪ)
 
—n
1.  a discussion, esp between enemies under a truce to decide terms of surrender, etc
 
—vb
2.  (intr) to discuss, esp with an enemy under a truce
3.  (tr) to speak (a foreign language)
 
[C16: from French, from parler to talk, from Medieval Latin parabolāre, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable]
 
'parleyer
 
—n

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parley
"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
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borrowing of O.Fr. parler.
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