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troth

Pronunciation: /tɹəʊθ/

The English word “troth” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An oath, pledge, plight, or promise.
  2. A pledge or promise to marry someone.
  3. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
  4. Truth; something true.

verb

  1. To pledge to marry somebody.

Etymology

From Middle English troth, trothe, trouthe, trowthe, a variant of treuth, treuthe, treouthe (“allegiance, fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty; oath, pledge, promise; betrothal or marriage vow; betrothal; honour, integrity; holiness, righteousness; confidence, trust; creed, faith; fact, reality, truth”), from Old English trēowþ, trīewþ (“truth, veracity; faith, fidelity; covenant, pledge”), from…

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