First Known Use: 1531
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1parole
noun pa·role \pə-ˈrōl\
: permission given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of a sentence usually as a reward for behaving well
Full Definition of PAROLE
1
: a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor; especially : the promise of a prisoner of war to fulfill stated conditions in consideration of his release
2
: a watchword given only to officers of the guard and of the day
3
: a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence
4
a : language viewed as a specific individual usage : performance b : a linguistic act — compare langue
— parole adjective
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Origin of PAROLE
French, speech, parole, from Middle French, from Late Latin parabola speech — more at parable
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Rhymes with PAROLE
airhole, armhole, atoll, bankroll, beadroll, bedroll, black hole, blackpoll, blowhole, borehole, bunghole, cajole, catchpole, charcoal, chuckhole, condole, console, control, creole, Creole, dipole, drumroll, dry hole, Dutch roll, egg roll, enroll, ensoul, extol, eyehole, field goal, fishbowl, flagpole, foxhole, funk hole, hard coal, half sole, heart-whole, hellhole, Huichol, inscroll, insole, in whole, keyhole, kneehole, knothole, leaf roll, logroll, loophole, manhole, maypole, midsole, Mongol, outsole, patrol, payroll, peephole, pesthole, pinhole, pistole, pitchpole, porthole, posthole, pothole, redpoll, ridgepole, Sheol, shot hole, sinkhole, ski pole, slipsole, snap roll, sotol, sound hole, spring roll, tadpole, taphole, thumbhole, top-hole, touchhole, unroll, washbowl, weep hole, white hole, wormhole
2parole
verb
: to release (a prisoner) on parole
pa·roledpa·rol·ing
Full Definition of PAROLE
transitive verb
: to release (a prisoner) on parole
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First Known Use of PAROLE
1781
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PAROLE Defined for Kids
parole
noun pa·role \pə-ˈrōl\
Definition of PAROLE for Kids
: an early release of a prisoner
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parole
noun pa·role \pə-ˈrōl\
Medical Definition of PAROLE
: a conditional release given to a psychiatric patient in a hospital before discharge enabling the patient to visit freely various designated areas on the hospital grounds or beyond its limits
—pa·rol·able adjective
—parole transitive verb, pa·roled pa·rol·ing
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