The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #161576   Message #4118293
Posted By: leeneia
30-Aug-21 - 11:56 AM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: A version of Sweet William's Ghost
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A version of Sweet William's Ghost
And what about "plighted"? For years I have heard the phrase "plighted troth" and never asked myself what it meant. According to my unabridged dictionary, to plight is to pledge, to engage, or to make subject to forfeiture. It gives the example "plighted bride." So there you have it.

Interestingly, it says that "plight" is never applied to money or property.