Dictionary

parol en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• perʹəl
• /ˈpæɹ.əl/
• (US) audio
• parʹəl
• /ˈpɛɹ.əl/

Etymology

from Middle French parole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parable.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Word of mouth.
2. (not-comparable) Verbal, oral, informal.
   • Parol, or extrinsic evidence should only be used where it may clarify ambiguous terms of a contract.

Deriveds

parol arrest · parol lease · parol agreement · parol contract · parol evidence rule

parol en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• perʹəl
• /ˈpæɹ.əl/
• (US) audio
• parʹəl
• /ˈpɛɹ.əl/

Etymology

from Middle French parole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parable.

Meanings

1. A word; an oral utterance.
2. Oral declaration; word of mouth.
3. A writing not under seal.
   • Leases , like other conveyances , were good at common law If by deed , by parol 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

Forms

parol en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /pɑˈɹoʊl/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /pəˈɹoʊl/ (US)

Etymology

From Tagalog parol, from Spanish farol (“lantern”).

Meanings

1. An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the Philippines.

Forms

Translations (3)

ceb parol (an ornamental star-like Christmas lantern) · bcl parol (an ornamental star-like Christmas lantern) · tl parol (an ornamental star-like Christmas lantern)