trothplight

[ trawth-plahyt, trohth- ]

/ ˈtrɔθˌplaɪt, ˈtroʊθ- /

Archaic.

noun

engagement to be married; betrothal.

verb (used with object)

to betroth.

adjective

betrothed.

Words nearby trothplight

troppo, trossachs, trot, trot out, troth, trothplight, trotline, trotsky, trotsky, leon, trotskyism, trotskyist international

Origin of trothplight

1300–50; Middle English trouth plight having plighted troth, betrothed; see troth, plight²

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Examples from the Web for trothplight

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

British Dictionary definitions for trothplight

trothplight

/ (ˈtrəʊθˌplaɪt) archaic /

noun

a betrothal

verb

(tr) to betroth

adjective

betrothed; engaged

Word Origin for trothplight

C14: from troth + plight ²

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