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Definition of pledge

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Pledge (n.) A promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge; the mayor had made no pledges..

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Undertaking :: Undertaking (n.) A promise or pledge; a guarantee.

Engagement :: Engagement (n.) That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office..

Lombar-house :: Lombar-house (n.) A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de piete..

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To secure performance of, as by a pledge..

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) Anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties..

Pawn :: Pawn (v. t.) To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.

Gage :: Gage (n.) A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security..

Disgage :: Disgage (v. t.) To free from a gage or pledge; to disengage.

Friborgh :: Friborgh (n.) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge. See Frankpledge..

Lumber :: Lumber (n.) A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn..

Wadset :: Wadset (n.) A kind of pledge or mortgage.

Vadium :: Vadium (n.) Pledge; security; bail. See Mortgage.

Compromise :: Compromise (n.) To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion..

Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge..

Plight :: Plight (n.) To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods..

Pignus :: Pignus (n.) A pledge or pawn.

Gisle :: Gisle (n.) A pledge.

Frankpledge :: Frankpledge (n.) The tithing itself.

Interpledge :: Interpledge (v. t.) To pledge mutually.

Pledge :: Pledge (n.) The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn..