Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - parlor

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English parlour, from Anglo-French, from parler  Date: 13th century  1. a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: as  a. a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests  b. a conference chamber or private reception room  c. a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses  2. any of various business places a funeral ~ a beauty ~  II. adjective  Date: 1552  1. used in or suitable for a ~ ~ furniture  2.  a. fostered or advocated in comfortable seclusion without consequent action or application to affairs ~ bolshevism  b. given to or characterized by fostering or advocating something (as a doctrine) in such a manner ~ socialist