·noun An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.
·adj ·see 2d Parol. II. Parole ·noun A word; an oral utterance. III. Parole ·noun Oral declaration...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The word of honour given by a prisoner of war until exchanged. Also, synonymous with word (which see...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·vi A part; a division. II. Pass ·vi Estimation; character. III. Pass ·vi To go through the intest...
I. A geographical term abbreviated from passage, and applied to any defile for crossing a mountain...
In insurance cases it is a general rule, that the policy alone shall be conclusive evidence of the c...
·noun A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course. ...
·noun A key for opening more locks than one; a master key. ...
·- A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality; a sea l...
The place for playing at passage, cut into the ground almost like a cock-pit. Also the stock or fund...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Permission given by superior authority to a vessel, to be shown to ships of war, to allow it to proc...
A document formerly granted by the Lords of the Admiralty to registered vessels, which was valuable ...
To give from one to another, and also to take certain turns of a rope round a yard, &c., as "Pass th...
The countersign for answering the sentinels. ...
The top tilter of that gang throughout the whole army, who demands and receives contribution from al...