trothplight
trothplight noun: betrothal.
Noun
trothplight (plural trothplights)
- betrothal.
- My Wife's a Holy-Horse, deserues a Name
As ranke as any Flax-Wench, that puts to
Before her troth-plight: say't, and iustify't.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- My Wife's a Holy-Horse, deserues a Name
Verb
trothplight (third-person singular simple present trothplights, present participle trothplighting, simple past and past participle trothplighted or trothplight)
- To betroth.
- It is certaine Corporall, that he is marryed to
Nell Quickly, and certainly she did you wrong, for you
were troth-plight to her1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- It is certaine Corporall, that he is marryed to
Forms of trothplight
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trothplights |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | trothplights |
| present participle | trothplighting |
| past participle | trothplighted |
| past | trothplighted |
| past participle | trothplight |
| past | trothplight |
Origin of trothplight
From troth + plight.
Questions about trothplight
- What does trothplight mean?
- Trothplight means betrothal.
- What part of speech is trothplight?
- Trothplight can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of trothplight?
- The plural of trothplight is trothplights.
Words near trothplight in the dictionary
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