A parlour (or parlor) is a reception room or public space. In medieval Christian Europe, the "outer parlour" was the room where the monks or nuns conducted business with those outside the monastery and the "inner parlour" was used for necessary conversation between resident members. In the English-speaking world of the 18th and 19th century, having a parlour room was evidence of social status.Parlour derives from the Old French word parloir or parler ("to speak"), and entered English around the turn of the 16th century.[1] [Wikipedia]
