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Definition of troth in English:

troth

Pronunciation /trôTH/ /trɔθ/ /träTH/ /trɑθ/ /trōTH/ /troʊθ/

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noun

  • 1archaic, formal Faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.

    ‘a token of troth’
    • ‘By my troth, I love thee more than any other man can.’
    • ‘He also assesses critically the corrosive ideology of transient troth and individual gratification that has driven a good deal of this contemporary pathos.’
    • ‘The arch-bishop himself, Æthelnoth, came from Canterbury to witness our troth; I could scarce raise my eyes to him, knowing as he must every blemish of my soul.’
    • ‘But even these elements derive their efficacy from the fullness of grace and troth entrusted to the Catholic Church.’
    • ‘Still, breaking her troth would be difficult, but not impossible.’
    promise, pledge, vow, avowal, oath, word, word of honour, solemn word, guarantee, assurance

  • 2archaic Truth.

    ‘If you haven't guessed by now the answer is located here, gentle readers, and I do beg thy pardon if I spake not in troth.’
    • ‘We have much to be thoroughly ashamed of if, in troth, we bear the burdens of one another.’
    • ‘And he might have, had Nathan not used a fiction to flush the troth out of hiding.’

Phrases

    pledge one's troth
    archaic, formal

    • Make a solemn pledge of commitment or loyalty in marriage.

      ‘I solemnly pledge my troth’
      • ‘I watched her plight her troth to him’
      • ‘in December they will plight their troth at the register office’
      • ‘Based on extremely unscientific assumptions, I'm sure that getting married aboard used to be about escaping from all the wedding hassles and family politics, and plighting your troth in romantic seclusion.’
      • ‘You've finally done it - tied the knot, taken the plunge, plighted your troth, joined in holy matrimony.’
      • ‘‘I think the governor has to be given on opportunity to plight his troth to the electorate of California,’ she said.’
      • ‘Famous as a destination for eloping couples to tie the knot, Gretna Green is still as popular as it was back in 1754, when it became the first stop over the border where rebellious young English lovers could legally pledge their troth.’
      • ‘Couples visit the church all year round to renew their wedding vows and pledge their troth in front of the large aquarium before the altar in which St Valentine's mortal remains (shin bones and a few ribs) are kept.’

Origin

Middle English variant of truth.