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pledge
English
Etymology
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebi? (“I pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English pl?on (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?d?/
- Rhymes: -?d?
Verb
pledge (third-person singular simple present pledges, present participle pledging, simple past and past participle pledged)
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
- 1852, Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
- Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
- And pledge me in it first for courtesy.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
Translations
Noun
pledge (plural pledges)
- A solemn promise to do something.
- Synonym: commitment
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is payed.
- Synonym: collateral
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is payed.
- A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
- A drinking toast.
Derived terms
- antipledge, antipledging
- pledgeless
Translations
See also
- oath
- vow
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hypothecator
English
Etymology
hypothecate +? -or
Noun
hypothecator (plural hypothecators)
- (law) One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
hypothecator From the web:
- what does hypothecate mean
- what does hypothecation
- what does loan hypothecator mean
- definition hypothecate
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