plight
noun
a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one.
plighter
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a word derived from
plight.
Example Sentences
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To let a Fellow that will take rewards, And say, God quit you, be familiar with My play-fellow, your hand; this Kingly Seale, And plighter of high hearts.
From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
The reader should refer to that fine scene, where Antony surprises Thyreus kissing her hand, "that kingly seal and plighter of high hearts," and rages like a thousand hurricanes.
From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
