PAROLE

I. noun see: parable Date: 1531 a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor, a watchword given only to officers of the guard and of the day, a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence, 4. language viewed as a specific individual usage ; performance , a linguistic act, ~ adjective II. transitive verb (~d; paroling) Date: 1790 to release (a prisoner) on ~