plight

  • 31plight one's honor — index promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 32plight one's word — index promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33Plight and Premonition — Infobox Album | Name = Plight and Premonition Type = Album Artist = David Sylvian and Holger Czukay Released = March 1988 Recorded = Genre = Avantgarde Length = 34:50 Label = Venture Producer = David Sylvian and Holger Czukay Reviews = Allmusic… …

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  • 34plight one's troth — ► pledge (or plight) one s troth make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty, especially in marriage. Main Entry: ↑troth …

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  • 35plight — Synonyms and related words: adverse circumstances, adversity, affiance, affliction, aggravation, annoyance, assurance, assure, avouch, avouchment, baffle, bafflement, bearings, become engaged, betroth, bewilderment, bind, blight, bother, box,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 36plight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quandary, predicament, dilemma; trouble, difficulty, scrape, crisis; situation, condition; betrothal, promise, engagement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. impasse, dilemma, situation, tight situation; see… …

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  • 37plight — see PLEAT …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38plight — I. , v. a. == pluck, pull. Alys. 5831, 5859 II. , sb. == harm, danger. HD. 1370, 2002. AS. pliht == condition. Body and Soul, 184 III. , v. a. == pledge. RG. 357; part. ‘yplyȝt.’ RG. 388. AS. plihtan …

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  • 39plight — plaɪt n. misfortune, trouble; complication, entanglement v. engage, pledge to marry; promise, make an obligation …

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  • 40plight — plight1 noun a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. plit fold . plight2 verb archaic 1》 solemnly pledge or promise (faith or loyalty). 2》 (be plighted to) be engaged to be married to. Origin… …

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