parley
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parley /ˈpɑːli/
▶noun (pl. 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’.
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