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单词 troth-plighting
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troth-plightingn.

Brit. /ˈtrəʊθˌplʌɪtɪŋ/, /ˈtrɒθˌplʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtrɔθˌplaɪdɪŋ/, /ˈtroʊθˌplaɪdɪŋ/, /ˈtrɑθˌplaɪdɪŋ/
Forms:

α. see troth n. and adv. and plighting n.2

β. see truth n. and adv. and plighting n.2

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: troth n., plighting n.2; truth n., plighting n.2
Etymology: In α. forms < troth n. + plighting n.2 In β. forms < truth n. + plighting n.2 Compare to plight one's troth at troth n. and adv. Phrases 1. Compare also troth-plight adj., troth-plight v.
Now archaic and rare.
The act of plighting troth; a solemn promise or engagement, esp. of marriage; betrothal; = troth-plight n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun]
truthc1300
betrothingc1315
truthingc1350
espousala1393
troth-plighta1393
desponsationa1400
troth-plightingc1400
ensurance1469
fiançailles1477
handfasting1483
assurancea1513
assuring1530
suring1530
contract1551
insurancea1556
trothing1565
despousage1570
betrothment1585
contracting1585
affiancing1596
spousage1596
espousage1599
handfasta1616
desponsories1645
hand-fastening1662
disposories1668
contraction1702
engagement1811
plightage1819
betrothal1844
heart-bond1887
introduction1965
kwanjula1973
α.
c1400 Expos. Ten Commandments (Simeon) in Bk. Vices & Virtues (1942) 328 Þe knittynge to gidere of crist. and of holi chirche bi grace. And þat bi tokneþ þe trouþe plihtyng at þe chirche dore.
1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 170 The fyansailles & trouthplightyng of Iason & of Creusa.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 283/1 Trouth plyghtyng, fianceailles.
1625 Relation Glorious Triumphs (title page) The ceremonie obserued in their Troth-plighting, performed in the Castle of the Louure.
1831 W. Scott Pirate (new ed.) II. Notes 271 The ceremony is now confined to the troth-plighting of the lower classes.
1898 E. Phillpotts Children of Mist v. 52 It must n't be thought I countenanced their crack-brained troth-plighting.
1939 Princeton Alumni Weekly 17 Nov. 202/2 Troth-plighting in New Rochelle, N.Y.,..had fallen to a low ebb indeed.
2013 K. Templeton Marriage Campaign iii. 37 Troth-plighting clearly wasn't her thing.
β. a1402 J. Trevisa tr. R. Fitzralph Defensio Curatorum (Harl.) (1925) 46 (MED) Alle men of religioun beþ acursed þat counseiliþ..oþere men to bihote, by a vowe, oþer by oþ, oþer by truþepliȝtyng for to chese sepulture at her chirches.c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 52 Þowȝ non othe be made, ne trewthe plyȝtyng, ne no fleschly knowyng, ne no wytnes be þere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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