Parley
Middle English parlai speech, probably from Middle French parlee, from Medieval Latin parabolare, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable
First Known Use: 1580*
“Parley” is a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of a truce or points in dispute or other matters; mutual discourse.
The root of the word parley is parler, which is the French verb “to speak”.
Beginning in the High Middle Ages with the expansion of monarchs, a parley, or “talk”, was a meeting held between kings and their Chief Retainers. Parleys were part of the many changes in Europe, especially regarding governments. These meetings can be attributed to the formation of parliaments, which are derived from a similar root, parliamentum, simply meaning “talking”.**
Act V Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Drum. Enter BRUTUS, CASSIUS, and their Army; LUCILIUS, TITINIUS, MESSALA, and others
BRUTUS: They stand, and would have parley.
*Merriam-Webster
**Wikipedia (from Webster)
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A fascinating topic but one fraught with all kinds of political barriers. Having spent a career in education and having been a principal of schools in privileged areas as well as underachieving, needy areas, I saw first-hand the advantages of privilege and money. Even a decade ago, we were able to have a gala fundraiser and in one night raise enough money to fully refurbish a computer lab in an already-advantaged school. Meanwhile, the bake sales and other fund-raising attempts in needy schools would fetch barely enough money to buy a single computer. This was not and is not fair to children who deserve opportunities to learn despite their economic conditions. Busing and the integration it implies may be the long term answers, but the immediate do-able strategies involve resourcing schools adequately. The great equalizer in our system of education is the school board (and through them, the Province) whose obligation must be to ensure that needy schools are resourced amply with talented staff and up-to-date materials.
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