parloir

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parloir

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

noun parloirs

A room set aside for visitors in a monastery or convent, where they can talk to residents. 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.

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"parloir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parloir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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parloir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parloir

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"parloir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parloir.

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@misc{parloir_2026,
  title = {parloir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parloir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}