| Library / English Dictionary |
PARLEY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A negotiation between enemies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parley" is a kind of...):
dialogue; negotiation; talks (a discussion intended to produce an agreement)
Derivation:
parley (discuss, as between enemies)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they parley ... he / she / it parleys
Past simple: parleyed
Past participle: parleyed
-ing form: parleying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discuss, as between enemies
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "parley" is one way to...):
negociate (confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "parley"):
palaver (have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue parley
Sam wants to parley with Sue
Derivation:
parley (a negotiation between enemies)
Context examples:
The sound of his voice made Maud quickly draw close to me, as for protection, and she rested one hand on my arm while we parleyed.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“It does not accord with mine honor, nor shall it ever be said that I, a knight of England, was ready to hold parley with men who have slain a fair lady and a holy priest.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
