pourparler

[ poor-par-ley; English poo r-pahr-ley ]
/ pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪ /

noun, plural pour·par·lers [poor-par-ley; English poo r-pahr-leyz] /pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪz/. French.

an informal preliminary conference.

Origin of pourparler

literally, for talking

Example sentences from the Web for pourparler

  • It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.

    A Fantasy of Far Japan |Baron Kencho Suyematsu
  • To humour a madman—that is what one always advised, therefore Stolphe would make the pourparler, as the French say.

    The Money Master, Complete |Gilbert Parker
  • Pourparler, a diplomatic conference towards the framing of a treaty.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pourparler

pourparler
/ French (purparle, English pʊəˈpɑːleɪ) /

noun

an informal or preliminary conference

Word Origin for pourparler

literally: for speaking