troth

[ trawth, trohth ]

/ trɔθ, troʊθ /

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noun

faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty: by my troth.

truth or verity: in troth.

one's word or promise, especially in engaging oneself to marry.

Words nearby troth

tropotaxis, troppo, trossachs, trot, trot out, troth, trothplight, trotline, trotsky, trotsky, leon, trotskyism

Origin of troth

1125–75; Middle English trowthe, trouthe, variant of treuthe, Old English trēowth. See truth

OTHER WORDS FROM troth

troth·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for troth

Despite having long ago plighted his troth to the lunatic right, he is certainly trying.
Ted Cruz Runs Against His Own Government Shutdown|Joe McLean|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
David Freedlander reports from a Romney rally where even hitherto lukewarm fans pledged their troth.
Why Voters Attend Final-Days Campaign Rallies|David Freedlander|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Troth, tis pity, sir.A brauer hope of so assurd a father Did neuer comfort France.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
"Troth now, my first wife had just such another finger," said the knight.
Captain Ravenshaw|Robert Neilson Stephens

By my troth, his ill-report hath done me grievous detriment.
Hildebrand|Anonymous
I have a dim recollection, Citoyenne, of something uncommonly like your troth which you plighted me one night at Boisvert.
The Trampling of the Lilies|Rafael Sabatini
To him she answered, "I am already engaged to one—to him alone I keep my troth."
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for troth

troth

/ (trəʊθ) /

noun archaic

a pledge or oath of fidelity, esp a betrothal

truth (esp in the phrase in troth)

loyalty; fidelity

Word Origin for troth

Old English trēowth; related to Old High German gitriuwida loyalty; see truth

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troth

noun

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Words nearby troth

Origin of troth

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Examples from the Web for troth

British Dictionary definitions for troth

noun archaic

Word Origin for troth