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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TROTH, n.
1. Belief; faith; fidelity; as,to plight one's troth.
2. Truth; verity; veracity; as in troth; by my troth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth, engagement]
2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: plight, troth]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English trouth, from Old English tr?owth — more at truth Date: 12th century 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>; also betrothal II. transitive verb Date: 14th century pledge, betroth

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. archaic 1 faith, loyalty. 2 truth. Phrases and idioms: pledge (or plight) one's troth pledge one's word esp. in marriage or betrothal. Etymology: ME trowthe, for OE treowth TRUTH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Troth Troth, n. [A variant of truth. See Truth.] 1. Belief; faith; fidelity. Bid her alight And hertroth plight. --Shak. 2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. --Shak. In troth, thou art able to instruct gray hairs. --Addison. 3. Betrothal.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Truth, verity, veracity, sincerity, honesty, candor. 2. Fidelity, faith, belief, allegiance, word.

Moby Thesaurus

adherence, adhesion, affiance, allegiance, assurance, assure, attachment, avouch, avouchment, banns, banns of matrimony, become engaged, betroth, betrothal, betrothing, betrothment, bona fides, bond, bonne foi, constancy, contract, contract an engagement, countersign, devotedness, devotion, engage, engagement, espousal, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, firmness, good faith, guarantee, handfasting, homage, loyalty, make a promise, marriage contract, oath, parole, pledge, plight, plighted faith, plighted troth, promise, publish the banns, solemn declaration, staunchness, steadfastness, swear, tie, true blue, trueness, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor