noun
1.
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty: by my troth.
2.
truth or verity: in troth.
3.
one's word or promise, especially in engaging oneself to marry.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English trowthe, trouthe, variant of treuthe, Old English trēowth. See truth
1125–75; Middle English trowthe, trouthe, variant of treuthe, Old English trēowth. See truth
Related forms
troth·less, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a pledge or oath of fidelity, esp a betrothal |
| 2. | truth (esp in the phrase in troth) |
| 3. | loyalty; fidelity |
| [Old English trēowth; related to Old High German gitriuwida loyalty; see | |
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