PLEDGE

assurance, pledge

(noun) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; “an assurance of help when needed”; “signed a pledge never to reveal the secret”

pledge, toast

(noun) a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event

pledge

(noun) someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group

pledge

(noun) a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; “his saxophone was in pledge”

pledge, plight

(verb) promise solemnly and formally; “I pledge that I will honor my wife”

pledge

(verb) bind or secure by a pledge; “I was pledged to silence”

pledge

(verb) give as a guarantee; “I pledge my honor”

toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail

(verb) propose a toast to; “Let us toast the birthday girl!”; “Let’s drink to the New Year”

pledge, subscribe

(verb) pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; “I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

pledge (third-person singular simple present pledges, present participle pledging, simple past and past participle pledged)

To make a solemn promise (to do something).

To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

(transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.

Noun

pledge (plural pledges)

A solemn promise to do something.

(with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.

A security to guarantee payment of a debt.

Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned.

A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.

A drinking toast.

Synonyms

• (promise): commitment

• (security to guarantee payment): collateral

Source: Wiktionary

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Pledge, n. Etym: [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. sq. root28. Cf. Prebend, Replevin.]

1. (Law)

Definition: The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn.

Note: Pledge is ordinarily confined to personal property; the title or ownership does not pass by it; possession is essential to it. In all these points it differs from a mortgage [see Mortgage]; and in the last, from the hypotheca of the Roman law. See Hypotheca. Story. Kent.

2. (Old Eng. Law)

Definition: A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage. "I am Grumio's pledge." Shak.

3. A hypothecation without transfer of possession.

4. Anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties. "That voice, their liveliest pledge of hope." Milton.

5. A promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge; the mayor had made no pledges.

6. A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's health; a toast; a health. Dead pledge. Etym: [A translation of LL. mortuum vadium.] (Law) A mortgage. See Mortgage.

– Living pledge. Etym: [A translation of LL. vivum vadium.] (Law) The conveyance of an estate to another for money borrowed, to be held by him until the debt is paid out of the rents and profits.

– To hold in pledge, to keep as security.

– To put in pledge, to pawn; to give as security.

Syn.

– See Earnest.

Pledge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pledging.] Etym: [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See Pledge, n.]

1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's watch.

2. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor. We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. The Declaration of Independence.

3. To secure performance of, as by a pledge. [Obs.] To pledge my vow, I give my hand. Shak.

4. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self.

5. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast. Pledge me, my friend, and drink till thou be'st wise. Cowley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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