trothplight

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

noun

engagement to be married; betrothal.

verb (used with object)

to betroth.

adjective

betrothed.

Origin of trothplight

1300–50; Middle English trouth plight having plighted troth, betrothed; see troth, plight2

Words nearby trothplight

troppo, trossachs, trot, trot out, troth, trothplight, trotline, trotsky, trotsky, leon, trotskyism, trotskyist international

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