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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
palaver .
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Examples
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These courts are composed of the elders of the town (of free condition), and are termed palavers; and their proceedings are conducted in the open air with sufficient solemnity.
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These courts are composed of the elders of the town (of free condition), and are termed palavers; and their proceedings are conducted in the open air with sufficient solemnity.
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It is the custom in African "palavers," as well as among African religionists, to give token of assent by a sigh, a groan, a slight exclamation, or a shout, when any thing affecting, agreeable, or touching is uttered by a speaker.
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Now the "palavers" are held before Government officers.
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Most of the "palavers" that I heard related to elopements.
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He further explained that these Assins were the people who always caused 'palavers' between the
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"palavers" and negotiations which had to be gone through, and the exactions which were submitted to, before porters could be obtained.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century
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They were “to endeavor to live in all friendship with them” and “to hold frequent palavers with the Kings and the Great Men of the Country, and keep up a good correspondence with them, ingratiating yourself by such prudent methods” as may be deemed appropriate.27
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West African protocol dictates that the meek go to the strong to judge their palavers.
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West African protocol dictates that the meek go to the strong to judge their palavers.
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