parloir
English
Etymology
From French parloir (“parlour”).
Noun
parloir (plural parloirs)
- A room set aside for visitors in a monastery or convent, where they can talk to residents. [from 18th c.]
- 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview Press 2002, p. 111:
- The first to which we went was a convent of Benedictine Nuns. When we had entered the gates we rang a bell, and a servant appeared, and desired us to go up stairs to the parloir.
- 1790, Helen Maria Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview Press 2002, p. 111:
Anagrams
- pro-rail
French
Etymology
From parl(er) + -oir.
Noun
parloir m (plural parloirs)
- parlour (of house, covent)
- visitors' room (of hospital, school); visiting room (of prison)
- greenroom (in theatre etc.)
Derived terms
- parloir aux bourgeois
Further reading
- “parloir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.