trothplight

[ trawth-plahyt, trohth- ]

noun

1. engagement to be married; betrothal.

verb (used with object)

1. to betroth.

adjective

1. betrothed.

trothplight

/ ˈtrəʊθˌplaɪt /

noun

1. a betrothal

verb

1. tr to betroth

adjective

1. betrothed; engaged

Word History and Origins

Origin of trothplight¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English trouth plight “having plighted troth, betrothed”; troth, plight ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of trothplight¹

C14: from troth + plight ²

Example Sentences

It was not surprising that he should enter some protest against any but a spontaneous cancelling of Gwen's trothplight.

From Project Gutenberg

He went upstairs and stopped two hours, and I do believe they've got to some sort of decorous trothplight.

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