- hold a parley
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parley — ► NOUN (pl. parleys) ▪ a meeting between opponents or enemies to discuss terms for an armistice. ► VERB (parleys, parleyed) ▪ hold a parley. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French parlee spoken … English terms dictionary
parley — I n. to hold a parley with II v. (D; intr.) to parley with * * * [ pɑːlɪ] (D; intr.) to parley with to hold a parley with … Combinatory dictionary
parley — [ pα:li] noun (plural parleys) a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially regarding an armistice. verb (parleys, parleying, parleyed) hold a parley. Origin ME: perh. from OFr. parlee spoken … English new terms dictionary
parley — par•ley [[t]ˈpɑr li[/t]] n. pl. leys, n. 1) discussion; conference 2) a conference between enemies under a truce 3) to hold a parley • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME parlai < MF parlee, n. use of fem. of parle, ptp. of parler to speak < LL… … From formal English to slang
parley — n. & v. n. (pl. eys) a conference for debating points in a dispute, esp. a discussion of terms for an armistice etc. v.intr. ( leys, leyed) (often foll. by with) hold a parley. Etymology: perh. f. OF parlee, fem. past part. of parler speak: see… … Useful english dictionary
Parley P. Christensen — Parley Parker Christensen (July 19, 1869 February 10, 1954) was an American politician and 1920 presidential nominee of the fledgling Farmer Labor Party.He was born on July 19, 1869 in Weston, Idaho, and moved to Newton, Utah, when he was a small … Wikipedia
Parley P. Pratt — LDSApostleshipinfo English name = Parley P. Pratt birth name=Parley Parker Pratt birth date=birth date|1807|04|12 birthplace=Burlington, New York death date=death date and age|1857|05|13|1807|04|12 deathplace=Van Buren, Arkansas president who… … Wikipedia
parley — Synonyms and related words: admonition, advice, advise with, advising, advocacy, audience, bargain, bargaining, bargaining session, briefing, call in, calumet, caution, caveat, collogue, colloquium, colloquy, compare notes, conclave, confab,… … Moby Thesaurus
parley — parleyer, n. /pahr lee/, n., pl. parleys, v., parleyed, parleying. n. 1. a discussion or conference. 2. an informal conference between enemies under a truce, esp. to discuss terms, conditions of surrender, etc. v.i. 3. to hold an informal… … Universalium
parley — I. v. n. Talk, converse, discourse, discuss, hold a conference (especially with an enemy), confer, treat. II. n. Conference (especially between enemies), talk, discourse, conversation, discussion, oral treaty … New dictionary of synonyms
parley — n 1. discussion, palaver, dialogue, interchange, discourse, consultation, debate, deliberation, negotiation, Archaic. parle; conference, huddle, meeting, summit, colloquy, colloquium, forum, round table; convention, conclave, congress, caucus,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
