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Definition of Plight
1. Noun. A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one. "The woeful plight of homeless people"
Specialized synonyms: Care, Box, Corner, Hot Water
Generic synonyms: Difficulty
2. Verb. Give to in marriage.
Generic synonyms: Vow
Derivative terms: Betrothal, Engagement
3. Noun. A solemn pledge of fidelity.
4. Verb. Promise solemnly and formally. "They plight to move "; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
Generic synonyms: Assure, Promise
Specialized synonyms: Vow, Guarantee, Vouch, Covenant, Covenant
Derivative terms: Pledge, Pledger
Definition of Plight
1. v. t. To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
2. n. A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
3. n. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
4. v. t. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods.
Definition of Plight
1. Noun. (context: now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril. ¹
2. Noun. (context: now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation. ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive now rare) To expose to risk; to pledge. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony. ¹
6. Verb. (reflexive) To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something. ¹
7. Noun. A dire or unfortunate situation. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
8. Noun. (rare) A (neutral) condition or state. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
9. Verb. (obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait. ¹
10. Noun. (obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plight
1. to promise or bind by a solemn pledge [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plight
Literary usage of Plight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Nor Hector knew their plight; for still he fought Far on the battle's left beside
the banks Of swift Scamander ; where the cry had wax'd Round mighty Nestor ..."
2. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Evangeline Maria O'Connor (1901)
"plight, troth-plight; I. i. 103. Plumed helm; IV. ii. 57. Cp the annexed cut from
a print depicting the triumph of the Emperor Maximilian I., c. 1519. ..."
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