plight, troth
(noun) a solemn pledge of fidelity
predicament, quandary, plight
(noun) a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; āfinds himself in a most awkward predicamentā; āthe woeful plight of homeless peopleā
pledge, plight
(verb) promise solemnly and formally; āI pledge that I will honor my wifeā
betroth, engage, affiance, plight
(verb) give to in marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plight (plural plights)
A dire or unfortunate situation. [from 14th c.]
(now rare) A (neutral) condition or state. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) Good health. [14th-19th c.]
plight (plural plights)
(now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
(now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
(now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
(now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
(archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
plight (third-person singular simple present plights, present participle plighting, simple past and past participle plighted)
(transitive, now rare) To expose to risk; to pledge.
(transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
(reflexive) To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
plight (third-person singular simple present plights, present participle plighting, simple past and past participle plighted)
(obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
plight (plural plights)
(obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
Source: Wiktionary
Plight, obs.
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge. Chaucer.
Plight, obs.
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Pluck. Chaucer.
Plight, v. t. Etym: [OE. pliten; probably through Old French, fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See Plait, Ply.]
Definition: To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] "To sew and plight." Chaucer. A plighted garment of divers colors. Milton.
Plight, n.
Definition: A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] "Many a folded plight." Spenser.
Plight, n. Etym: [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht danger, fr. pleĆ³n to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G. pflicht, Dan. pligt. sq. root28. Cf. Play.]
1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. "That lord whose hand must take my plight." Shak.
2. Etym: [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition, state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit, plier to fold, E. ply.]
Definition: Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight. "Your plight is pitied." Shak. To bring our craft all in another plight Chaucer.
Plight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Plighting.] Etym: [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. fƶrplikta, Dan. forpligte. See Plight, n.]
1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods. " To do them plighte their troth." Piers Plowman. He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to another land. Spenser. Here my inviolable faith I plight. Dryden.
2. To promise; to engage; to betroth. Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from the plighted bride. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; āhe was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Associationā
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