French

Proper noun

Parole

1. Word
   • 1979, La Bible, Nouvelle Édition de Genève, Jean 1:1:

     Au commencement était la Parole, et la Parole était avec Dieu, et la Parole était Dieu.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːlə

Noun

Parole f ‎(genitive Parole, plural Parolen)

1. (military) password
2. (politics) slogan

Synonyms

• (password): Codewort; Geheimwort; Losung
• (slogan): Losung; Motto; Schlachtruf; Slogan

English

Noun

parole ‎(usually uncountable, plural paroles)

1. The release or state of a former prisoner under condition of compliance with specific terms of release.

   He will be on parole for nearly two more years.‎

   He was released on parole.‎

   The defendant shall be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.‎

2. The amount of time a former prisoner spends on limited release.
3. (archaic) A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Macaulay, (Please provide the title of the work):

     This man had forfeited his military parole.

4. (linguistics) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
5. (US, immigration law) The permission for foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
6. A watchword given only to officers of guards; distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards.
7. (law) An oral declaration; see parol.

Derived terms

• parole board
• parolee

Translations

External links

• Parole (United States immigration) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

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

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

Translations

Esperanto

Etymology

paroli +‎ -e

Adverb

parole

1. verbally

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *paraula, inherited from Latin parabola ‎(“comparison”). Doublet of parabole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁɔl/

Noun

parole f ‎(plural paroles)

1. utterance, expression, (a unit of discourse, firstly oral)
2. voice, spoken word
3. (in, plural, paroles) lyrics, words (of a song)

   paroles d'une chanson - words of a song, lyrics of a song

4. promise, word

   il tient parole - he keeps his word

5. floor; the right to speak in a legislative assembly

   Le député a la parole - the member has the floor

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾɔle/

Noun

parole f pl

1. plural of parola

   Ci vogliono fatti e non parole.

   Action is needed, not words.

2. (of a song) lyrics, words

   Musica di Paolo, parole di Lorenzo

   Music by Paolo, lyrics by Lorenzo.

Synonyms

• (lyrics): testo

Anagrams

• palerò, polare

Latvian

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

Middle French

Etymology

Late Latin parabola.

Noun

parole f (plural paroles)

1. word

Old French

Etymology

Late Latin parabola.

Noun

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

1. word
   • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     A ceste parole a grant bruit

     Saying this caused uproar

2. (by extension, figuratively) the right to speak

Synonyms

• (word): mot

Descendants

Spanish

Noun

parole m ‎(plural paroles)

1. parole