Parole

Morpheme

Parole

Type

free base

Denotation

word of honor, promise, oath

Etymology

Middle French parole; Old French parole; Late Latin parabola; Ancient Greek parabolḗ, from parabállō + -ē, from parabállein, from para- + bállein

Evidence

parole, paroled, parolee, paroles, paroling

Notes

parabola, parable, palaver, parole, and parley are doublets

See Also

para-, Bol(e) [Bole, Bol], Parable, Palaver, Parley, Parle