"plighted" meaning in English

See plighted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more plighted [comparative], most plighted [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English plight English -ed English plighted From plight (“plait, fold”) + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plight<t:plait, fold>|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English plight English -ed English plighted From plight (“plait, fold”) + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} plighted (comparative more plighted, superlative most plighted)
  1. (obsolete) Having plights; pleated; plated; folded. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-plighted-en-adj-SiN8-zHK Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plighted
  1. simple past and past participle of plight Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: plight
    Sense id: en-plighted-en-verb-OYSDOfek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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