parle

[pahrl]

noun

Archaic.

parled, parling 

1. talk; parley.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parle¹

1350–1400; Middle English parlen < Middle French parler to speak < Late Latin parabolāre; parable

Example Sentences

Despite high profile campaigns - including a billboard being driven around Spain featuring Parle's face - cash rewards, media coverage and true-crime podcasts - no credible leads have emerged.

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The murders Parle is wanted in connection with were both considered "cold blooded executions" by detectives and involved shotgun blasts at close range.

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By that time, Parle was already a prime suspect in the murder of a 16-year-old boy - Liam Kelly - who was ambushed in Dingle on 19 June 2004 after a row over a £200 drug debt.

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Parle was arrested on suspicion of that murder by Merseyside Police, but was released on bail - which he never answered - and fled overseas.

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Other men were charged over both murders, and in both cases the prosecution named Parle as the missing suspect in open court.

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