parol

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Word of mouth.
2. adjective Verbal, oral, informal.

   Parol, or extrinsic evidence should only be used where it may clarify ambiguous terms of a contract.

3. noun A word; an oral utterance.
4. noun Oral declaration; word of mouth.
5. noun A writing not under seal.
6. noun An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the Philippines.

Similar words

belligerent parlante paralexical paroemial parabular publical parrhesic oral parabolic speakerly

Often followed by

evidence agreement contract testimony or proof license contracts promise

Word family

parols