parley

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From French parler (to talk).

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parley (plural parleys)

  1. A conference, especially one between enemies.

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parley (third-person singular simple present parleys, present participle parleying, simple past and past participle parleyed)

  1. (intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
    • 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
      ...at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us...

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