parley
noun/ˈpɑːli/UK/ˈpɑɹli/US/ˈpaɾle/
Etymology
From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.
Definitions
A conference, especially one between enemies.
- We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.
- Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]
To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
- [...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us [...]
- Jack "parlayed" with them until he had completed his task, and then he closed the gate in their faces.
An uncommon surname.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for parley. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA