plighted

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Pledged or engaged to be married; betrothed.

  - "He is a plighted bachelor."
  - "Their wedding was set for next summer, and they were both plighted to each other."

• adjective

  2. In a desperate or critical condition.

  - "The ship was in plighted straits."
  - "The town was in plighted circumstances after the flood."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with plighted
fighted , righted , sighted

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Variants

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plight , plighted , plighter , plighters , plighting , plights

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Etymology

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From Middle English plighten: to afflict, to put in a difficult position, to pledge.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'plighted' comes from the Old English word 'plighten', which means 'to afflict' or 'to put in a difficult position'.

2. The term 'plighted troth' was used in medieval England to refer to a formal betrothal or engagement.

3. The word 'plighted' is sometimes used in a figurative sense to describe someone who is in a difficult or desperate situation.

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Related Concepts

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1. betrothal: A formal engagement or agreement between two individuals to marry.

2. pledge: A promise or commitment, often accompanied by a tangible symbol or object.

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Culture

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In literature, 'plighted' is often used to describe a character's desperate situation or to refer to a betrothal or marriage commitment. For example, in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', Rosalind says, 'I was married in my father's house, before I was out of my cradle. I have a husband, I have children, and yet I am not happy, till I revenge my father's death.', indicating her plighted state.

How to Memorize "plighted"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a couple exchanging rings and making a commitment to each other to remember the word 'plighted' as meaning 'betrothed' or 'engaged'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'plighted' with the idea of a commitment or a promise.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Put Loving Individuals Together In Love' to remember that 'plighted' means 'betrothed' or 'engaged'.

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