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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ley /ˈpɑrli/USA pronunciation n., pl. -leys, v., -leyed, -ley•ing. n. [countable] - a discussion;
conference:a short parley to plan strategy. - a conference between enemies under a truce.
v. [no object] - to hold a conference:They parleyed only three miles from the war zone.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•ley (pär′lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -leys, v., -leyed, -ley•ing. n. - a discussion or conference.
- an informal conference between enemies under a truce, esp. to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc.
v.i. - to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities.
- to speak, talk, or confer.
- Middle French parlee, noun, nominal use of feminine of parle, past participle of parler to parle
- late Middle English parlai 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talk, conversation.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discuss, converse.
Par•ley (pär′lē),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Peter, pen name of Samuel Griswold Goodrich.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parley /ˈpɑːlɪ/ n - a discussion, esp between enemies under a truce to decide terms of surrender, etc
vb - (intransitive) to discuss, esp with an enemy under a truce
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from parler to talk, from Medieval Latin parabolāre, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable |