plighted
Formally betrothed oneself
Plighted is the past tense of plight, an archaic verb meaning to pledge or promise solemnly.
It survives almost exclusively in the phrase plighted troth—a formal vow of faithfulness, especially in marriage.
The word appears in wedding ceremonies and period literature: They plighted their troth beneath the old oak tree.
Pledged word of loyalty
- affiancedEngaged to marry
- betrothedEngaged to marry
- engagedPledged to marry
- espousalAdoption of a belief
fiancé · fiancée · handfasting · matrimony · nuptials · wedding · bride · bridegroom
Solemn personal commitment
- swornBound by formal promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
fealty · devotion · fidelity · loyalty · constancy · dedication · avowal · declaration
troth
Pledged word of loyalty
espousal · fiancé · fiancée · handfasting · matrimony · nuptials · wedding · bride · bridegroom · spouse
vow
Solemn personal commitment
allegiance · fealty · devotion · fidelity · loyalty · constancy · dedication · avowal · declaration · affirmation
- weddingwedding, wedding ring, marry, wedding ceremony, wedding rings
plightedunpledged
Not formally promised
uncommitted · unbound · forsworn · unpromised · unbetrothed
plightedcasual
Relaxed and informal
informal · uncommitted · offhand · nonbinding · provisional
plightedhinted
Suggested without stating
implied · unstated · unspoken · undeclared