Vow, promise. Cf. behest, n. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > vow or oath (42) hesta1200 Vow, promise. Cf. behest, n. Obsolete. vow1297 A solemn promise made to God, or to any deity or saint, to perform some act, or make some gift or sacrifice, in return for some special favour… professionc1300 Any solemn declaration, promise, or vow. sermenta1325 An oath. avow1330 A vow, a solemn promise made to a deity, etc. sacrament1430 An oath or solemn engagement, esp. one which is ratified by a rite. (Chiefly as a Latinism.) votec1540 A vow; a solemn promise or commitment. Obsolete. troth-plight1570 The act of plighting troth; a solemn promise or engagement, esp. of marriage; betrothal; = troth-plighting, n. Also attributive. upon my Sam1939 upon my Sam: a jocular mode of asseveration. Also without const.: an oath, a promise. advower- A misreading (in Arnold's Chron. (1811) 146) of aduowes, plural of aduowe, variant of avow, n.1: see quot. 1503 at avow, n.1 1. Subcategories:— of particular type (13) — religious (3) — a thing vowed (1) — vowing or administering an oath (13) — binding force of (2) |
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