Definition of pledge

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Pledge (n.) To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one's self..

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Wager :: Wager (v. t.) Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge..
Sindon :: Sindon (n.) A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine.
Frankpledge :: Frankpledge (n.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety..
Tithing :: Tithing (n.) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary..
Pledget :: Pledget (n.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged..
Pawnbroker :: Pawnbroker (n.) One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
Promise :: Promise (v. t.) To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward..
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) To secure performance of, as by a pledge..
Faith :: Faith (n.) Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith..
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's health; a toast; a health.
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale..
Empawn :: Empawn (v. t.) To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.
Impone :: Impone (v. t.) To stake; to wager; to pledge.
Safe-pledge :: Safe-pledge (n.) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.
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..
Teetotaler :: Teetotaler (n.) One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
Compromit :: Compromit (n.) To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise.
Compress :: Compress (n.) A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part..
Vadimony :: Vadimony (n.) A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day.
Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course..
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