parley
/ˈpɑɹli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain."
- "Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]"
- "In the highest-level parley of leaders of the two countries since the accident, President Obama is to meet with Pakistan’s prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, after a nuclear security conference there, to discuss Afghanistan and other security issues."
- "[...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us [...]"
- ""That is droll. Listen yet one time. You are very spiritual. Can you make a honorable lady of Her?" / "Don't be so malicious," says Mr. Bucket. / "Or a haughty gentleman of Him?" cries Madamoiselle, referring to Sir Leicester with ineffable disdain. "Eh! O then regard him! The poor infant! Ha! ha! ha!" / "Come, come, why this is worse Parlaying than the other," says Mr. Bucket. "Come along!""
- "Jack "parlayed" with them until he had completed his task, and then he closed the gate in their faces."
Etymology
From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑɹli/
- British English: /ˈpɑːli/