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Definition of Pourparler
1. n. A consultation preliminary to a treaty.
Definition of Pourparler
1. Noun. A diplomatic consultation, preliminary to a treaty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pourparler
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pourparler
Literary usage of Pourparler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... pourparler, to declare, inform (_ hence, imply) ; we also (ma purport,
sb., tenor (Roquefort). — OF pur, F. pour, from L. pro, according to ; porter, ..."
2. French Roots and Their Families: A Synthetic Vocabulary Based Upon by Eugene Pellissier (1886)
"... reparler (vn) to speak, to talk again. pourparler (m.) parley, conference.
10. Parc (m.), LL parcus, fr. park; pen; fold; bed (of oysters); ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy by Auguste Brachet (1882)
"is used as a prefix in Fr. in pourchasser, pourparler, ... pourparler, sm.
a parley ; the infinitive of O. Fr. verb pourparler used substantively (compd. of ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"A rare verb, not in Cotgrave ; but Roquefort gives the verb pourparler, to declare,
inform, and the sb. purport, tenour ; and notes the phrase selon le ..."
5. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... pourparler, to declare, inform (_ hence, imply) ; we also (ma purport,
sb., tenor (Roquefort). — OF pur, F. pour, from L. pro, according to ; porter, ..."
6. French Roots and Their Families: A Synthetic Vocabulary Based Upon by Eugene Pellissier (1886)
"... reparler (vn) to speak, to talk again. pourparler (m.) parley, conference.
10. Parc (m.), LL parcus, fr. park; pen; fold; bed (of oysters); ..."
7. An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy by Auguste Brachet (1882)
"is used as a prefix in Fr. in pourchasser, pourparler, ... pourparler, sm.
a parley ; the infinitive of O. Fr. verb pourparler used substantively (compd. of ..."
8. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"A rare verb, not in Cotgrave ; but Roquefort gives the verb pourparler, to declare,
inform, and the sb. purport, tenour ; and notes the phrase selon le ..."
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