pledge

  • 81pledge — A form of protection for a lender. There was a legal procedure in Israel governing loans. The lender might accept a piece of property pledged as guarantee for repayment, but if this was the warm cloak needed for the night, it was to be returned… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 82pledge — pledÊ’ n. promise; obligation, undertaking; oath, vow; mortgage; token v. promise; vow, swear; hock, mortgage …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 83pledge — wedd …

    English to the Old English

  • 84Pledge — ♦ Legal guaranty; a person who guaranteed that another would meet a legal obligation. (Bennett, Judith M. Women in the Medieval English Countryside, 234) Related terms: Pledging …

    Medieval glossary

  • 85pledge — An article given by a borrower (pledgor) to a lender (pledgee) as a security for a debt. It remains in the ownership of the pledgor although it is in the possession of the pledgee until the debt is repaid. See also pawnbroker …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 86pledge — n 1. promise, assurance, word, word of honor, Archaic. troth, vow, oath, sworn statement, Archaic. plight; endorsement, testimonial, attestation; contract, compact, covenant, obligation, engagement, agreement; guarantee, guaranty, warrant,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 87Dead pledge — Pledge Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 88Living pledge — Pledge Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 89To hold in pledge — Pledge Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 90To put in pledge — Pledge Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English