trothplight

[ trawth-plahyt, trohth- ]

noun
  1. engagement to be married; betrothal.

verb (used with object)
  1. to betroth.

adjective

Origin of trothplight

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English trouth plight “having plighted troth, betrothed”; see origin at troth, plight2

Words Nearby trothplight

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How to use trothplight in a sentence

  • It was not surprising that he should enter some protest against any but a spontaneous cancelling of Gwen's trothplight.

    When Ghost Meets Ghost | William Frend De Morgan
  • He went upstairs and stopped two hours, and I do believe they've got to some sort of decorous trothplight.

    When Ghost Meets Ghost | William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for trothplight

trothplight

/ (ˈtrəʊθˌplaɪt) archaic /


noun
  1. a betrothal

verb
  1. (tr) to betroth

adjective
  1. betrothed; engaged

Origin of trothplight

1
C14: from troth + plight ²

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