parleying

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parleying - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Parley \Par"ley\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Parleyed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Parleying.]
     To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual
     concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer
     orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an
     exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.
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           They are at hand,
           To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. --Shak.
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