Pourparler Definition

po͝orpär-lā
noun
An informal preliminary discussion.
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Other Word Forms of Pourparler

Noun

Singular:
pourparler
Plural:
pourparlers

Origin of Pourparler

  • French from Old French to discuss with the aim of reaching agreement, conversation preliminary to an agreement pour for, before (from Old French) (from Latin prō pro–1) parler to talk parley

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French.

    From Wiktionary

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