parley

Questions about parley

What does parley mean?

parley means "a negotiation between enemies". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in parley?

parley has 2 syllables: par-ley. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /ˈpɑɹli/.

Is parley a common word?

parley is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.