Parley

par'tt, v. [-leyed (-lid), leying.] To con- fer with another on some point of mutual concern, esp. with an enemy. — n. Mutual discourse a conference between antagonists. [F. parler, speech, talk, also to speak, LL. parabolare, to discourse, l"n-abola, talk, in L., a parable, q. v.] — Parlance, -lans, n. Conversation; discourse; phrase; form of speech. [F., parlant, p. pr. of parler] — Parliament, -lt-ment, n. The legislative a embly of the 3 estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the commons; the legislature in some of the British dependencies; the supreme council in Sweden; one of the judicial courts of France, before the Revolution. [ME. and F. parlement, LL. parlamentum, parliamentum.]—Par'liamenta'rian, -a'rt-an, n. An adherent of the parliament in the time of Charles I. — Parliamentary, -a-rT, a. Pert, to, enacted or done by, parliament: according to the established usages of legislative bodies. — Par'lor, -ler, n. A room in a house which the family usually occupy for society and conversation; a reception-room for visitors, etc. [F. jmrloir, parler.'] — Parol'. -role pa-roK, n. {Law.) Oral declaration; word of mouth. Word of honor; plighted faith; esp. {Mil.) a promise to fulfill certain stated obligations a countersign given to those who inspect or direct the guards, — a. Oral not written. [Written parol in the legal sense, parole, in the others.] [F. parole, Sp. palabra, Pg. palavra, fr. LL. and L. parabola palaver.] Parochial. See under Parish.