A short polite conversation before a serious conversation. / For bad language as a euphemism.

plural of pleading

In a pleasurable manner.

comparative form of pleasant: more pleasant

A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden. / (obsolete) Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.

plural of pleasance

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plead

(law, of a position notionally granted or imposed by a queen) indefinitely; for an arbitrary period determined by the monarch or her government (especially for indefinite tenure or imprisonment)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant. / (countable) Something pleasant.

(law) a person who pleads in court; an advocate / (generally) someone who pleads or implores