parley
pronunciation
How to pronounce parley in British English:
UK [ˈpɑ:li]
How to pronounce parley in American English:
US [ˈpɑrli]
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- Noun:
- a negotiation between enemies
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- Verb:
- discuss, as between enemies
Word Origin
- parley (n.)
- "conference, speech," especially with an enemy, mid-15c., from Middle French parlée, from fem. past participle of Old French parler "to speak" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin *paraulare, from Late Latin parabolare "to speak (in parables)," from parabola "speech, discourse," from Latin parabola "comparison" (see parable).
- parley (v.)
- late 14c., "to speak, talk, confer," probably a separate borrowing of Old French parler "to speak" (see parley (n.)). Related: Parleyed; parleying. Meaning "to discuss terms" is 1560s, from the noun.
Example
- 1. So why did you make the special trip to parley with me ?
- 2. Talk about the weather is an opening parley , an invitation to a deeper involvement .
- 3. Through sunnis in his government , such as the defence minister , he has been seeking out insurgent groups that might parley .
- 4. Ok , when did you start parley in african ?
- 5. And its members , announced by mr karzai , include many longtime enemies of the taliban with whom they may refuse to parley .