plight troth
Related to plight troth: pledge troth
plight (one's) troth
To bind oneself to another person in marriage. This archaic phrase, still sometimes used in modern writing for stylistic effect, employs the obsolete words "plight" ("to pledge") and "troth" ("truth"). There are some practical matters that people rarely consider when they decide to plight their troth.
See also: plight, troth
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
plight (one's) troth
1. To become engaged to marry.
2. To give one's solemn oath.
See also: plight, troth
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- plight
- plight (one's) troth
- plight your troth
- troth
- plight (one's) troth to (someone)
- plight troth to
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- keep in sight
- keep sight of somebody/something