parle verb & noun. [pɑ:l] Now arch. & dial. LME.
[Old & mod. French parler: see PARLANCE. Cf. PAROLE.]
A. verb.
1. verb intrans. Speak; converse; hold conference. LME.

2. verb intrans. Treat, discuss terms, parley (with). M16.
b. verb trans. Treat with, parley with. rare. M17.
b. noun.
1. Speech, language, parlance. L16.
b. Talk; conversation. L16.

2. A conference, a debate; spec. a discussion of terms between enemies under truce (cf. PARLEY noun 2). Also, a truce. L16.

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