trothplight
[ trawth-plahyt, trohth- ]
noun
engagement to be married; betrothal.
verb (used with object)
to betroth.
adjective
Origin of trothplight
1Words 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 MorganHe 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
a betrothal
verb
(tr) to betroth
adjective
betrothed; engaged
Origin of trothplight
1C14: from troth + plight ²
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