parloir

English

Etymology

From French parloir (“parlor”). Doublet of parlor.

Noun

parloir (plural parloirs)

1. 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, published 2002, page 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.

Anagrams

• pro-rail

French

Etymology

From parl(er) +‎ -oir.

Noun

parloir m (plural parloirs)

1. parlour (of house, covent)
2. visitors' room (of hospital, school); visiting room (of prison)
3. 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.