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plight troth
verb as in betroth
Example Sentences
If ye are willing to plight troth and love with Abraham, say it.
Benedick and Beatrice plight troth.
I will remain The loyal'st husband that did e'er plight troth * * * * Should we be taking leave As long a term as yet we have to live, The loathness to depart would grow—Adieu!
Then Frithiof said: "I will give thee the ring if thou wilt promise to give it to no one, but to send it to me when thou no longer shalt have will to keep it: and hereon shall we plight troth each to other."
It is not necessary to plight troth; a young woman may not have virtually committed herself, and yet, by merely appearing pleased with the conversation and company of a young man, induce him to venture his affections in a treacherous sea, and eventually find them wrecked.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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