PARLEYS
Noun
parleys
plural of parley
Anagrams
• Parsley, Players, parsley, players, prelays, replays, sparely
Source: Wiktionary
PARLEY
Par"ley, n.; pl. Parleys. Etym: [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.]
Definition: Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral
conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.
We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. Dryden.
To beat a parley (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a
signal for holding a conference with the enemy.
Par"ley, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Parleyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Parleying.]
Definition: 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.
They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition