noun

1. Now Rare word of honor; promise; esp., the promise of a prisoner of war to abide by certain conditions, often specif. to take no further part in the fighting, in exchange for full or partial freedom
2. the condition of being on parole
3. ☆
   1. the release of a prisoner whose sentence has not expired, on condition of future good behavior: the sentence is not set aside and the individual remains under the supervision of a parole board
   2. the conditional freedom granted by such release, or the period of it
4. Mil., Obsolete a special password used only by certain authorized persons

Etymology: Fr, a word, formal promise < OFr < LL(Ec) parabola, a speech, parable

transitive verb paroled -·roled′, paroling -·rol′·ing