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trothplight
troth·plight
/
ˈtrɔθˌplaɪt, ˈtroʊθ-
/
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[
trawth
-plahyt,
trohth
-
]
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Archaic.
noun
1.
engagement to be married; betrothal.
verb (used with object)
2.
to betroth.
adjective
3.
betrothed
.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
trouth plight
having plighted troth, betrothed; see
troth
,
plight
2
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trothplight
(ˈtrəʊθˌplaɪt)
—
n
1.
a betrothal
—
vb
2.
(
tr
) to betroth
—
adj
3.
betrothed; engaged
[C14: from
troth
+
plight
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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