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pledge

/pˈledʒ/PLEJ
/pˈlɛdʒ/PLEJ

Meaninga surety

Common meaning: a promise

Other meanings: a security

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchplegesource
  2. Middle Englishpleggesource
  3. Englishpledge‘a promise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French plege ‘a surety’.

Roots

  • plege Old French “a surety”

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