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parley noun & verb. ['p¨»:li] LME.
[Perh. from Old French parlee use as noun of fem. pa. pple of parler speak: see PARLANCE, -Y5. Cf. BARLEY interjection.]
A. noun.
Speech, talk; conversation, discourse, conference; debate, argument. arch. LME.
H. G. Wells The schoolmaster without further parley..administered a sound thrashing.
An informal conference with an enemy, under truce, for discussing the mutual arrangement of matters such as terms of armistice, the exchange of prisoners, etc. L16.
G. F. Kennan Parleys began..which soon led to a cessation of hostilities.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Speak, talk; converse, discourse, confer, (with). arch. L16.
F. O'Brien The two of them parleyed together.
b. verb trans. Use in speech, speak (esp. a foreign language). L16.
verb intrans. Discuss terms; esp. hold a parley (with). E17.
E. Bowen She had parleyed, and made an alliance. V. Cronin To persuade proud Maria Theresa to parley with the king.
b. verb trans. Speak to, address; hold discussion or parley with. Now rare. E17.