pledge

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A W. C. T. U. must of necessity be a prohibitionist, for her pledge is a prohibition pledge, not a temperance one The Free Methodists, although few in number, and considered a church of but small influence, have been a great power in reform.

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  1. noun A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a pledge never to reveal the secret; a pledge of money to a charity.
  2. noun Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.
  3. noun The condition of something thus given or held: put an article in pledge.
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  • Didn't he realize that her pledge was the same as a sacred vow to her? —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
  • In this rapid manner the pledge was administered to many hundreds of persons within an hour, and fresh crowds continually came forward. —  Recollections of a Long Life
  • "But the kind of teen who takes a pledge is the kind who's already likely to be sexually restrained throughout adolescence," she writes. —  Livescience.com
  • This pledge is applicable to the game of cricket at all levels and in all roles. —  ECB Latest News
  • Jui Meng still commands considerable support in Johor, especially among the grassroots, and the pledge is a gesture that will allow Ong to strengthen his grip in the state, which is the political base of party deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, whose differences with Ong are well known.
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vow ·  guarantee ·  promise ·  assurance ·  obligation ·  declaration ·  oath ·  token ·  covenant ·  treaty ·  acknowledgment ·  engagement

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pledge:   pledges ·  pledging ·  pledged
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French plege, probably from Late Latin plevium, a security, of Germanic origin; see dlegh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English plegge, from Old French plege, pleige, plaige, ploige, ploge, plage, masculine, = Provencal plieu, pleya = Old Italian pieggio, a pledge, surety, bail (person or thing), prob. from Late Latin *præbium, found only in Middle Latin forms reflecting the Roman, plivium, pluvium, plegium, neuter, a pledge, surety, plivius,, plegius, masculine, one who gives a pledge, surety (cf. Latin præbrum, in plural præbra, an amulet), from Latin præbere, proffer, offer, give, grant, afford (præbere fidem, give promise or security): see prebend, and cf. plevin, from the same source. Hence pledge, v.
  2. from Middle English pleggen, from Old French pleiger, Middle Latin reflex plegiare, plegire (beside plevire, plivire, etc., after the Old French plevir, pledge: see plevin); from the noun: see pledge n.
 

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