/**
 *
 * Returns the parent element of the selected DOM-element.
 *
 * <example>
    :index.html
    <div class="parent">
        <p>Sibling One</p>
        <p>Sibling Two</p>
        <p>Sibling Three</p>
    </div>
    :parentElement.js
    it('should get class from parent element', async () => {
        const elem = await $$('p');
        const parent = await elem[2].parentElement()
        console.log(await parent.getAttribute('class')); // outputs: "parent"
    });
 * </example>
 *
 * @alias element.parentElement
 * @return {WebdriverIO.Element}
 * @type utility
 */
export declare function parentElement(this: WebdriverIO.Element): import("../../types.js").ChainablePromiseElement;
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