parole

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See also: Parole and parolē

English

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pə-rōlʹ, IPA(key): /pəˈɹoʊl/
    • (UK) IPA(key):
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    • (US) IPA(key): ,
  • Rhymes: -əʊl
  • Hyphenation: pa‧role

Noun

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.
    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.
    • 2023 February 16, WCCO Staff, “Julissa Thaler sentenced to life in prison for murdering 6-year-old son, Eli Hart”, in cbsnews.com‎:
      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.
  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.
    • 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,‎, 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.
  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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Verb

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

  1. (transitive, law) To release (a prisoner) on the understanding that s/he checks in regularly and obeys the law.
    • 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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Esperanto

Etymology

From paroli +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

Adverb

parole

  1. verbally

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Haitian Creole: pawòl
  • → Romanian: parolă
  • → Russian: пароль (parolʹ)

Further reading

Galician

Verb

parole

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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Latvian

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Parole, French parole.

Noun

parole f (5th declension)

  1. (military) password (identification word used in military operations or in secret, covert activities (e.g., by a secret service, in a revolutionary movement, etc.))
    prasīt paroli ― to ask for the password
    pateikt paroli ― to say, give the password
    parole iekļūšanai sapulcē bija: “uz satikšanos” ― the password to be admitted to the meeting was: “till we meet again”
    lai tiktu cauri visām trim apsardzības ķēdēm, vajadzēja zināt trīs dažādas paroles ― in order to get through all three defense lines, it was necessary to know three different passwords
  2. (computing) password (sequence of characters that gives access to a website)
    agrāk vispopulārākā parole bija “password” — previously the most popular password was “password”

Declension

Declension of parole (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) parole paroles
accusative (akuzatīvs) paroli paroles
genitive (ģenitīvs) paroles paroļu
dative (datīvs) parolei parolēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) paroli parolēm
locative (lokatīvs) parolē parolēs
vocative (vokatīvs) parole paroles

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French parole.

Noun

parole f (plural paroles)

  1. word

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

parole

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

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from French parole.

Pronunciation

Noun

parole f

  1. (linguistics) parole

Usage notes

  • Indeclined.

Further reading

  • “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, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English parole. Doublet of palabra.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

parole m (plural paroles)

  1. parole
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