1
: loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
pledged my troth
2
: one's pledged word
… I don't remember the details or, by my troth, even the gist …—
Stanley Elkin
Stanley Elkin
also
: betrothal
Examples of troth in a Sentence
Noun
by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property
solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation
Verb
I troth myself eternally to your service.
Recent Examples on the Web
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2023
But these and more than 100 other representatives elected to pledge their troth to a man over the ideals of this nation.
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Star Tribune,
11 Dec. 2020
After all, every suitor pledging troth is a struggling actor.
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Armond White,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2020
Every-where, love tokens are as traditional as plighting your troth, or just expressing an interest.
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A.a. Gill,
A-LIST,
4 July 2018
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Noun
Their actual exchange of troth must happen in glances, and then, ruinously, they are understood in a different way, when they’re seen by a girl on the hill.
—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2023
But these and more than 100 other representatives elected to pledge their troth to a man over the ideals of this nation.
—
Star Tribune,
11 Dec. 2020
After all, every suitor pledging troth is a struggling actor.
—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2020
Every-where, love tokens are as traditional as plighting your troth, or just expressing an interest.
—
A.a. Gill,
A-LIST,
4 July 2018
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“Troth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troth. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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