plight, troth
(noun) a solemn pledge of fidelity
betrothal, troth, engagement
(noun) a mutual promise to marry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
troth (countable and uncountable, plural troths)
(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, or promise.
(countable, archaic) A pledge or promise to marry someone.
(countable, archaic) The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
(countable, uncountable, archaic) Truth; something true.
troth (third-person singular simple present troths, present participle trothing, simple past and past participle trothed)
(obsolete) To pledge to marry somebody.
• thort
Source: Wiktionary
Troth, n. Etym: [A variant of truth. See Truth.]
1. Belief; faith; fidelity. Bid her alight And hertroth plight. Shak.
2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. Shak. In troth, thou art able to instruct gray hairs. Addison.
3. Betrothal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
