parley

  • 1Parley — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Parley Parley en KDE 4. Desarrollador el grupo KDE …

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  • 2Parley — (parli or parlei) is a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of truce or other matters. The root of the word parley is parlée , which is from the French verb parler to speak ., specifically the conjugation parlez… …

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  • 3Parley — Par ley, n.; pl. {Parleys}. [F. parler speech, talk, fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parliament}, {Parlor}.] Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Parley — Par ley, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Parleyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parleying}.] To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5parley — ► NOUN (pl. parleys) ▪ a meeting between opponents or enemies to discuss terms for an armistice. ► VERB (parleys, parleyed) ▪ hold a parley. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French parlee spoken …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6Parley — Parley, Peter, Pseudonym, s. Goodrich …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 7Parley — (spr. lĕ), Peter, s. Goodrich …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 8parley — I noun assembly, collocution, colloquy, communication, conclave, conference, congress, conloqui, consultation, convention, conversation, council, debate, deliberation, dialogue, diplomacy, disceptare, discussion, exchange of views, hearing,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 9parley — treat, negotiate, *confer, commune, consult, advise Analogous words: *discuss, debate, dispute, argue, agitate: converse, talk, *speak …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 10parley — meaning ‘a discussion of peace terms’, has the plural form parleys, and as a verb has inflected forms parleys, parleyed, parleying …

    Modern English usage