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pass-parole

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French passe-parole.

Noun

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pass-parole (plural pass-paroles)[1]

  1. (military, archaic) An order passed from the front to the rear by word of mouth.

References

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  1. ^ “pass-parole”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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