Definition of pledge

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Pledge (n.) To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast..

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Handfastly :: Handfastly (adv.) In a handfast or publicly pledged manner.
Mortgage :: Mortgage (n.) State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage..
Vow :: Vow (n.) Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or affection; as, the marriage vow..
Undertaking :: Undertaking (n.) A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Recognizance :: Recognizance (n.) A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage..
Teetotaler :: Teetotaler (n.) One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
Bet :: Bet (n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager..
Affiance :: Affiance (v. t.) To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage..
Friborgh :: Friborgh (n.) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge. See Frankpledge..
Borrow :: Borrow (n.) Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's health; a toast; a health.
Ironclad :: Ironclad (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge..
Penicil :: Penicil (n.) A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.
Pledget :: Pledget (n.) A small plug.
Vadimony :: Vadimony (n.) A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day.
Commitment :: Commitment (n.) The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged..
Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
Pawnee :: Pawnee (n.) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn.
Faith :: Faith (n.) Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith..
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