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单词 plighter
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plightern.

Brit. /ˈplʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈplaɪtər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plight v.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < plight v.1 + -er suffix1.
rare (now archaic and poetic).
A person who makes a pledge or promise (figurative in quot. a1616).
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows
swearerc1380
beheterc1384
behighterc1475
promiserc1475
vower1546
votary1548
avower?1555
bearer1579
obligee1590
jurora1593
vow-fellow1598
vow-maker1598
stipulator1611
votist1613
plightera1616
voter1621
obligatora1625
obliger1633
promissor1644
promisor1665
sponsor1677
pledger1768
sanctioner1846
pledgee1924
oath-keepera1973
a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. xiii. 127 My play-fellow, your hand; this Kingly Seale, And plighter of high hearts. View more context for this quotation
a1910 W. V. Moody Poems & Plays (1912) iii. ii. 357 Thieves Of pleasure, plighters of unholy troth.
1991 M. Henry Panto Sphinx 52 I was her ‘plighter of troth’ rolled with a Parisian ‘r’ until I was in ecstasy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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