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troth
(trôth, trŏth, trōth)n.
1.
a. Betrothal.
b. One's pledged fidelity.
2. Good faith; fidelity.
tr.v. trothed, troth·ing, troths
To pledge or betroth.
[Middle English trouthe, trothe, variant of treuthe, from Old English trēowth, truth; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
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troth
(trəʊθ)n
1. a pledge or oath of fidelity, esp a betrothal
2. truth (esp in the phrase in troth)
3. loyalty; fidelity
[Old English trēowth; related to Old High German gitriuwida loyalty; see truth]
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troth
(trɔθ, troʊθ)n. Archaic.
1. faithfulness; fidelity: by my troth.
2. truth or verity: in troth.
3. one's word or promise, esp. in betrothal.
[1125–75; Middle English trowthe, trouthe, variant of treuthe, Old English trēowth. See truth]
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| Noun | 1. |  troth - a mutual promise to marry promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future ringing - the giving of a ring as a token of engagement |
| 2. |  troth - a solemn pledge of fidelity |
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troth
nounThe act or condition of being pledged to marry:
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