Definition of plight

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Plight (n.) To promise; to engage; to betroth.

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Espousal :: Espousal (n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony..
Conjuncture :: Conjuncture (n.) A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.
Lamplighter :: Lamplighter (n.) One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps..
Disespouse :: Disespouse (v. t.) To release from espousal or plighted faith.
Lamplight :: Lamplight (n.) Light from a lamp.
Plight :: Plight (n.) Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight..
Affiance :: Affiance (n.) Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
How :: How (adv.) In what state, condition, or plight..
Betroth :: Betroth (v. t.) To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
Plight :: Plight (n.) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
Plyght :: Plyght (v. & n.) See Plight.
Plighter :: Plighter (n.) One who, or that which, plights..
Plighted :: Plighted (imp. & p. p.) of Pligh.
Plight :: Plight (n.) To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods..
Droplight :: Droplight (n.) An apparatus for bringing artificial light down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant.
Plight :: Plight (n.) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
Plight :: Plight (v. t.) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
Plighting :: Plighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pligh.
Plight :: Plight (n.) To promise; to engage; to betroth.
Parole :: Parole (n.) Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like..
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