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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Dossil :: Dossil (n.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent..
Pledgeor :: Pledgeor (n.) Alt. of Pledgo.
Pledgery :: Pledgery (n.) A pledging; suretyship.
Pignus :: Pignus (n.) A pledge or pawn.
Lumber :: Lumber (n.) A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn..
Bargain :: Bargain (n.) An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
Undertaking :: Undertaking (n.) A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Spout :: Spout (v. t.) To pawn; to pledge; as, spout a watch..
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..
Pledger :: Pledger (n.) One who pledges.
Insurance :: Insurance (n.) A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance..
Vadimony :: Vadimony (n.) A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain day.
Pledged :: Pledged (imp. & p. p.) of Pledg.
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..
Sindon :: Sindon (n.) A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine.
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come..
Pledgee :: Pledgee (n.) The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property pledged is delivered..
Plight :: Plight () imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge..
Sacrament :: Sacrament (n.) The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
Hostage :: Hostage (n.) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released..
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