parley

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English

Etymology

From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹli/
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Noun

parley (countable and uncountable, plural parleys)

  1. A conference, especially one between enemies.
    • (Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV
      Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it […]

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Verb

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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