Dictionary De - En
De - Es
De - Pt| English Dictionary: parley | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for parley | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Parley \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, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce. We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. --Dryden. {To beat a parley} (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Parley \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 exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace. They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. --Shak. | |
