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单词 trothplight
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trothplight

[ trawth-plahyt, trohth- ]
/ ˈtrɔθˌplaɪt, ˈtroʊθ- /
Archaic.

noun

engagement to be married; betrothal.

verb (used with object)

to betroth.

adjective

betrothed.

Origin of trothplight

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English trouth plight “having plighted troth, betrothed”; see origin at troth, plight2

Words nearby trothplight

troppo, -tropy, Trossachs, trot, troth, trothplight, trotline, trot out, Trotsky, Trotskyism, Trotskyist International
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Example sentences from the Web for trothplight

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

    When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for trothplight

trothplight
/ (ˈtrəʊθˌplaɪt) archaic /

noun

a betrothal

verb

(tr) to betroth

adjective

betrothed; engaged

Word Origin for trothplight

C14: from troth + plight ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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