troth
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9.9
- noun
- /troʊθ/
- Archaic
:
promesa
- During the ceremony, the couple exchanged vows and pledged their troth to each other.
Examples
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Kristen, wilt thou have this man to be thy husband, and wilt thou pledge thy troth to him in all love and honor, in all duty and service, in all faith and tenderness: to live with him and cherish him according to the ordinance of God in the holy bond of marriage?
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By this sign, your troth be plighted.
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And, by my troth, you have cause.
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"And there to have given and pledged their troth each to the other...
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Let us pledge our troth.
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And thereto I give thee my troth.
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For as much as Homer and Wilma have consented together in holy wedlock... ...and have witnessed the same before God and this company... ...and thereto have given and pledged their troth, each to the other... ...and have declared the same by giving and receiving a ring... ...and by joining hands... ...I pronounce that they are man and wife.
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For inasmuch as Roger and Anita... have consented together in holy wedlock... and have witnessed the same before God and this company... and thereto have given and pledged their troth either to other... and declared the same... by the giving and receiving of a ring... and by joining of hands... I pronounce that they be man and wife together.
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As they stood before their family and friends, they promised to keep their troth for all their lives.
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In their hearts, they knew that honoring their troth meant being faithful through thick and thin.
Synonyms
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3.4
A serious promise to do or not do something, often for religious reasons
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2.8
A formal promise by two people to marry
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3.2
A promise to do something that creates a legal or financial duty
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7.7
A formal promise to marry someone
A solemn promise of loyalty or trust
Antonyms
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3.9
An act of not being loyal to someone, for example telling their secrets or helping an enemy
How Solemn
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word troth comes from an old English word for 'truth' and is related to the modern word truth, so to give your troth is to promise to be 'true' and loyal.