Parisien, m. (military), active, cheery, knowing soldier; (sailors’) awkward man, “a lubber;” (horse-dealers’) worthless horse which finds no purchaser, “screw.” Probably an allusion to Paris cab-horses, which are anything but high-mettled steeds. (Domino players’) Parisien, cheating at a game of dominoes.
Parlement, or parlementage (popular), language, discourse.
Un méchant bailli de malheur
S’avisi de rendre eun’ sentence ...
Mais si j’savions l’parlementage,
Tous ces Messieurs qui ont l’honneur,
Auriont réparé not’ malheur,
En empêchant tout’ leux malice
Par la bonté de leux justice.
Les Citrons de Javotte.