[pa.role] n [F, speech, parole, fr. MF, fr. LL parabola speech--more at parable] (ca. 1616) 1: a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor; esp: the promise of a prisoner of war to fulfill stated conditions in consideration of his release
2: a watchword given only to officers of the guard and of the day
3: a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence
4. a: language viewed as a specific individual usage: performance b: a linguistic act--compare langue -- parole adj
[2]parole vt pa.roled ; pa.rol.ing (1790): to release (a prisoner) on parole