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See also: Parole and parolē

English

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Hellenic *pərai
Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō)
Ancient Greek παραβάλλω (parabállō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-ā́
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)bor.
Latin parabola
Vulgar Latin *paraula
Old French parole
Middle French parolebor.
English parole

    Borrowed from Middle French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabola, parable, and palaver.

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    parole (usually uncountable, plural paroles)

    1. (with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.]
      He will be on parole for nearly two more years.
      He was released on parole.
    2. Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]
      • 2023 February 16, WCCO Staff, “Julissa Thaler sentenced to life in prison for murdering 6-year-old son, Eli Hart”, in cbsnews.com‎[1]:
        A Minnesota woman who killed her 6-year-old son will now spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole.
    3. (now historical) A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released. [from 17th c.]
    4. (now rare) A watchword or code phrase; (military) a password given only to officers, distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards. [from 18th c.]
      • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 1143:
        ‘Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.’
      • 1796, John Stedman, chapter 4, in Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition,‎[2], volume 1, London: J. Johnson, page 80:
        […] their parole or watchword, which is orange, distinguishes them from the rebels in any action, to prevent disagreeable mistakes.
    5. (linguistics) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system. [from 20th c.]
      Coordinate term: langue
    6. (US, immigration law) The permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
    7. (law) Alternative form of parol.

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    parole (third-person singular simple present paroles, present participle paroling, simple past and past participle paroled)

    1. (transitive, law) To conditionally release an incarcerated person before completion of their sentence, subject to ongoing legal custody or supervision and compliance with specified terms of release.
      • 1980 April 12, Lew Lasher, “INS 'Paroles' Australian; Policy Still Unclear”, in Gay Community News, page 1:
        Whitelaw was allowed to continue to San Francisco. There, INS officials assigned Whitelaw a temporary status for "deferred examination," and "paroled" him into the U.S., permitting him to stay for his planned five-week vacation.
    2. (intransitive) To be released on parole.
      • 1983 August 20, Dwain Rasmussen, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 23:
        I am a gay guy that likes S&M, and am looking for a master out on the streets to write me in here. I would like to parole to NYC some day if I can.

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    Etymology

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    Esperanto paroli
    Proto-Italic *-ēd
    Old Latin -ēd
    Latin -ebor.
    Russian -е (-e)influ.
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    Polish -einflu.
    Czech -einflu.
    Esperanto -e
    Esperanto parole

      From paroli + -e.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /paˈrole/
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      • Rhymes: -ole
      • Syllabification: pa‧ro‧le

      Adverb

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      parole

      1. verbally

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      French

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Middle French parole, from Old French parole, inherited from Vulgar Latin *paraula, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; (later) speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabole and palabre.

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      parole f (plural paroles)

      1. (the power of) speech, language (the faculty of using spoken language to communicate or express thought, the usage of this faculty, and the words articulated through its use)
        la parole et l'écriture ― speech and writing
        perdre la parole / perdre l'usage de la parole
        to lose one's ability to speak
        avoir la parole facile ― to speak easily, to be well-spoken
        Les animaux manquent la parole. ― Animals lack speech
      2. word(s) utterance, expression (an orally articulated unit of discourse)
      3. voice, spoken word
        • 1973, “Paroles… Paroles…”, Leo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re, Michaële (lyrics), Gianni Ferrio (music), performed by Dalida and Alain Delon:
          Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole / Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole, parole, parole / Encore des paroles que tu semes au vent
          You're so beautiful / speech, speech, speech / You're so beautiful / speech, speech, speech, speech, speech / More words that you sow in the wind
      4. (in the plural) lyrics, words (of a song)
        les paroles d'une chanson ― the words of a song, lyrics of a song
      5. promise, word
        Synonyms: assurance, promesse
        belles paroles ― empty promise(s) (literally, “pretty words”)
        tenir parole ― to keep one's word
        donner sa parole ― to give one's word
        être fidèle à sa parole ― to be true to one's word
        manquer à sa parole ― to break one's word
        revenir sur sa parole ― to go back on one's word
        croire sur parole ― to take one's word
        Il tient parole. ― He keeps his word.
      6. floor (the right to speak, as, for example, in a legislative assembly)
        avoir la parole ― to have the floor
        prendre la parole ― to take the floor
        donner, céder, passer, ou laisser la parole à quelqu'un ― to give someone the floor
        couper la parole à quelqu'un, ou lui ôter la parole ― to cut someone off
        Le député a la parole. ― The member has the floor.

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      • → Dutch: parool
        • → Russian: пароль (parolʹ) (likely)
          • → Eastern Mari: пароль (paroĺ)
      • → Haitian Creole: pawòl
      • → Romanian: parolă

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      parole !

      1. swear to God!
        Synonyms: ma parole, ma parole d'honneur, parole d'honneur

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      Galician

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      parole

      1. inflection of parolar:
        1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
        2. third-person singular imperative

      Italian

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      • IPA(key): /paˈrɔ.le/
      • Rhymes: -ɔle
      • Hyphenation: pa‧rò‧le
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      parole f pl

      1. plural of parola (“words”)
        Ci vogliono fatti e non parole. ― Action is needed, not words.
      2. (music) lyrics, words
        Synonym: testo
        Musica di Paolo, parole di Lorenzo ― Music by Paolo, lyrics by Lorenzo.

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      Ultimately from French parole.

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      parole f (5th declension)

      1. (military) password (a secret, pre-arranged word, phrase used as a sign of recognition, for example, in conspiratorial, intelligence, military activities)
        1. (military) password (an agreed name, a number called to identify the telephone subscriber to the communications service)
      2. (computing) password (sequence of characters that gives access to a website)
        Jūs nekad neuzzināsit manu mobilā tālruņa paroli. ― You will never know my phone password.

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      Declension of parole (5th)
      singular plural
      nominative parole paroles
      genitive paroles paroļu
      dative parolei parolēm
      accusative paroli paroles
      instrumental paroli parolēm
      locative parolē parolēs
      vocative parole paroles

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      Middle French

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        From Old French parole.

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        parole f (plural paroles)

        1. word

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        Old French

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          From Vulgar Latin *paraula, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

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          parole oblique singular, f (oblique plural paroles, nominative singular parole, nominative plural paroles)

          1. word
            Synonym: mot
          2. (by extension, figuratively) the right to speak

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          parole

          1. inflection of parolar:
            1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
            2. third-person singular imperative

          Slovak

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from French parole.

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            parole f (indeclinable)

            1. (linguistics) parole

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            • “parole”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

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            Etymology

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            Proto-Indo-European *per-
            Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
            Proto-Hellenic *pərai
            Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
            Ancient Greek παρα- (para-)
            Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
            Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
            Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō)
            Ancient Greek παραβάλλω (parabállō)
            Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
            Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
            Proto-Hellenic *-ā́
            Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
            Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
            Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ)bor.
            Latin parabola
            Vulgar Latin *paraula
            Old French parole
            Middle French parolebor.
            English parolebor.
            Spanish parole

              Borrowed from English parole. Doublet of palabra.

              Pronunciation

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              • IPA(key): /paˈɾole/ [paˈɾo.le]
              • Rhymes: -ole
              • Syllabification: pa‧ro‧le

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              parole m (plural paroles)

              1. parole
                Synonym: libertad condicional
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