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Definition: To beat a parley
Parley
\Par"ley\, n.; pl.
Parleys. [F. parler speech, talk,
fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a
comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See
Parable, and cf.
Parliament,
Parlor.]
Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral
conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.
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We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. --Dryden.
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To beat a parley (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a
trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the
enemy.
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