different between parole vs parable

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?-r?l?, IPA^(key): /p???o?l/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [p?.?????]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [p?.??o??]
• Rhymes: -??l
• 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. [from 17th c.]

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.]

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 2008, p. 1143:

     ‘Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.’

5. (linguistics) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system. [from 20th c.]
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

Derived terms

• parole board
• parolee

Translations

Further reading

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

Translations

Anagrams

• Aperol, Lopera

Esperanto

Etymology

From paroli +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?role/
• Rhymes: -ole

Adverb

parole

1. verbally

French

Etymology

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 ???????? (parabol?). Doublet of parabole. Compare with Italian parola, Spanish palabra and Portuguese palavra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.??l/

Noun

parole f (plural paroles)

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

4. promise, word

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

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Haitian Creole: pawòl
• ? Romanian: parol?

Further reading

• “parole” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?r?.le/

Noun

parole f pl

1. plural of parola (“words”)

2. (music) lyrics, words

   Synonym: testo

Anagrams

• palerò, polare

Latvian

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.))

2. (computing) password (sequence of characters that gives access to a website)

   agr?k vispopul?r?k? parole bija “password” — previously the most popular password was “password”

Declension

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French parole.

Noun

parole f (plural paroles)

1. word

Descendants

• French: parole
  • ? Haitian Creole: pawòl
  • ? Romanian: parol?
• ? English: parole

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. word

   Synonym: mot

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

Descendants

• Middle French: parole
  • French: parole
    • ? Haitian Creole: pawòl
    • ? Romanian: parol?
  • ? English: parole
• Walloon: parole

Slovak

Etymology

From French parole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?par??/

Noun

parole f

1. (linguistics) parole

Usage notes

Indeclined.

Further reading

• parole in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English parole. Doublet of palabra.

Noun

parole m (plural paroles)

1. parole

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pa??b?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?pæ?.?.b?l/, /?p??.?.b?l/
• Rhymes: -æ??b?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.

Noun

parable (plural parables)

1. A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

Related terms

• palaver
• parabola
• parabole
• parole

Translations

Verb

parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)

1. (transitive) To represent by parable.

See also

• fable
• allegory
• pericope
• simile

Etymology 2

From Latin par?bilis, from par?re (“to prepare, procure”).

Adjective

parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)

1. (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.

Further reading

• parable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• rapable

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin parare (“to ward off”)

Adjective

parable (plural parables)

1. preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)

Related terms

• parade
• parer (verb)

Anagrams

• palabre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• parabole, parabol, parabele, parabyl, parabyll, parabil

Etymology

From Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?ra?bl?/, /pa?ra?b?l/, /?parab?l/

Noun

parable (plural parables)

1. A parable or narrative (usually teaching or illustrating a lesson)
2. A maxim or byword, a short phrase or quip teaching or illustrating a lesson.
3. A oration or session of speaking, especially one full of invective; a diatribe or rant.

Descendants

• English: parable
• Scots: parable
• Yola: parboles (plural)

References

• “par??ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.