the word parlor comes from a root that means"to speak."that was what was done in the the old-fashioned parlor

Question

.people gathered there for conversation.the room was usually not usedfor anything but entertaining company.it usually had the best furniture in the house.if you have a room like this in your house,what do you call it?

Answer 1

the living room or the great room

Answer 2

We call it the living room. Oddly, it is just a room that we walk thru to get where we want to go! Talk about wasted space!

Answer 3

the modern day equivalent is often the library or den - usually is cozy and often used when a friend is visiting (instead of hanging out in the great room, which is big and unfriendly).

Answer 4

way back when i was a kid growing up,,, the old saying was that if you had more than $50.00 saved it was a parlor,,, and if you didn't it was called the front room,,, ous was always the front room????