parlor

  1. Noun.  (chiefly, Southern US) A covered open-air patio.
  2. Noun.  A room for lounging (especially for reading); a sitting-room; a drawing room.
  3. Noun.  (archaic) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from the outside.

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