troth

trɒθ

Definition

Definition of troth - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

pledge

Dated

solemn promise of loyalty or fidelity

Dated

They exchanged troths during the ceremony.

oath

pledge

vow

betrothal

Dated

mutual promise to marry

Dated

Their troth was announced to the families.

betrothal

engagement

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Expressions with troth

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plight troth

make a solemn marriage promise

They plight troth in a beautiful ceremony.

by one's troth

adv.

used to affirm the truth of a statement

By my troth, I have never seen such a thing.

plight one's troth

promise to marry

He plighted his troth to her under the old oak tree.

Origin of troth

Old English, treowth (faith)

Examples of troth in a sentence

Their troth was sealed with a kiss.
Their troth was sealed with a ring.
A public troth was made during the ceremony.

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French:serment, promesse de mariage, ...
German:Treuegelöbnis, Heiratsversprechen, ...
Italian:promessa, fidanzamento, ...
Spanish:promesa, compromiso, ...
Portuguese:voto, noivado, ...
Chinese:誓言, 婚约, ...
Japanese:誓い, 婚約, ...
Arabic:عَهْد, خِطْبَة, ...
Hebrew:הַבְטָחָה, אֵירוּסִין, ...
Russian:обет, обручение, ...
Ukrainian:обітниця, заручини, ...
Hindi:वचन, सगाई, ...
Bengali:প্রতিজ্ঞা, বাগদান, ...
Catalan:promesa, compromís, ...
Czech:přísaha, zásnuby, ...
Danish:løfte, forlovelse, ...
Dutch:trouwbelofte, ...
Greek:υπόσχεση, αρραβώνας, ...
Hungarian:fogadalom, mátkaság, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសច្ចា, ពាក្យសន្យាភ្ជាប់ពាក្យ, ...
Korean:서약, 약혼, ...
Persian:پیمان, پیمان ازدواج, ...
Polish:przysięga, zaręczyny, ...
Portuguese (BR):voto, noivado, ...
Romanian:jurământ, logodnă, ...
Swedish:löfte, trohet, ...
Thai:คำสัญญา, การหมั้นหมาย, ...
Turkish:sadakat sözü, nişan, ...
Vietnamese:lời thề, lời hứa hôn, ...

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Definition of troth - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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