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What (who) is Parley - definition

TYPE OF DIPLOMATIC MEETING HELD BETWEEN ENEMIES

Parley

·noun Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.

II. Parley ·vi 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.

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.

parley

['p?: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'.

Wikipedia

Parley

A parley (from French: parler – "to speak") refers to a discussion or conference, especially one designed to end an argument or hostilities between two groups of people. The term can be used in both past and present tense; in present tense the term is referred to as parleying. In some cases, opposing parties would signal their intent to invoke parley by using a white flag, however the use of a white flag to invoke or request parley is not considered mandatory.

The term parley has been used to refer to numerous high-profile meetings of the 20th century, including the London and Paris Conferences held in 1954 to determine the status of West Germany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parley

Examples of use of Parley

1. The police stopped them, and after a parley turned them back.

2. Wensing, who corresponded with Parley as a special assistant to the secretary of the Navy.

3. The four–day peace parley this weekis an attempt to overcome some of the enmity.

4. Romney‘s great–great grandfather, Parley Pratt, an apostle in the church, had 12 wives.

5. We will have no truce or parley with you, or the grisly gang who work your wicked will.