Troth
[trəʊθ;trɒθ] or [trɔθ]
Definition
(n.) Belief; faith; fidelity.
(n.) Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth.
(n.) Betrothal.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Truth, verity, veracity.[2]. Fidelity, faith, belief.
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Definition
n. truth confidence: faith: fidelity.—v.t. to plight.—adj. Troth′-plight (Shak.) betrothed affianced.—n. betrothal.—n. Troth′-ring a betrothal ring.
Typist: Ronald
Examples
- When the two plighted their troth, she laid her hand on his and kept it there. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In troth, replied the Outlaw, for I scorn to lie to your Grace, our larder is chiefly supplied with-- He stopped, and was somewhat embarrassed. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- By my troth, said the knight, thou hast sung well and lustily, and in high praise of thine order. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typist: Randall