Parlor
/ˈpɑːr.lɚ/noun
A room in a house for receiving and entertaining guests.
Did you know?Parlor comes from a French word for “to speak,” and in monasteries the parloir was one of the few places where talking was allowed, making it literally a sanctioned chamber of words.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
parabolare
“to talk, speak at length”
Old French
Old French
parler
“to speak”
Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin
parlatorium
“a place for speaking”
Middle English
Middle English
parler
“a room for conversation; a parlour”
Modern English
English
parlor
“a sitting room or reception room”
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