† emparleyv.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To confer, parley. Cf. imparl v. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > confer, consult, or deliberate
roundc1275
to speak togetherc1275
to take counselc1290
counsel1297
treat1297
advisea1393
communea1393
to take deliberationc1405
common1416
to put (also bring, lay, set, etc.) their (also our, your) heads togetherc1425
janglec1440
bespeak1489
parliamenta1492
intercommonc1540
confer1545
parle1558
consult1565
imparl1572
break parle1594
handle1596
emparley1600
to confer notes1650
to compare notes1709
powwow1780
to get together1816
palaver1877
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxviii. xxxv. 695 They met for to emparley and commune together [L. in conloquium venerunt].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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