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Definition of Trothplight
1. v. t. To betroth.
2. a. Betrothed; espoused; affianced.
3. n. The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing.
Definition of Trothplight
1. Noun. (obsolete) The act of pledging one's troth; betrothal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trothplight
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trothplight
Literary usage of Trothplight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1906)
"Marriage by trothplight. Wakefield.6—,T. says R. ought not to be heir because he
was born 1286. before marriage solemnized at the church door (ad hostium ..."
2. Poems by Louise Chandler Moulton (1877)
"trothplight. \For the Golden Wedding of a Husband thirty-seven years BROUGHT her
home, my bonny bride, Just fifty years ago ; Her eyes were bright, ..."
3. Ancient Danish Ballads by Richard Chandler Alexander Prior (1860)
"11 He halted where lived his trothplight maid, And met him Christine in furs ...
12 "Here standing, Christine, so lovely still! "How fares my trothplight ..."
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