pass-parole

English

Etymology

French passe-parole.

Noun

pass-parole (plural pass-paroles)

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

References

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

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