pledge
English
/plɛdʒ/
verb
Definitions
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English plege derived from plege derived from Old French plege derived from Latin plevium derived from Frankish *plehan (guarantee, support, pledge).
Origin
Frankish
*plehan
Gloss
guarantee, support, pledge
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- depledge English
- impledge English
- interpledge English
- master English
- pledgable English
- pledgeability English
- pledgeable English
- pledgee English
- pledgeless English
- pledgeling English
- pledgemaster English
- pledger English
- pledgeship English
- pledgor English
- repledge English
- repledger English
- plevium Latin
- plege Middle English
- plege Old French
- *plehan gmw-pro
- plegan Old Saxon
- *plehan Frankish
- plege xno