"plighting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plightings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plighting (plural plightings)
  1. The act by which something is plighted or pledged.
    Sense id: en-plighting-en-noun-HrEWLxIC

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plighting
  1. present participle and gerund of plight Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: plight
    Sense id: en-plighting-en-verb-bswJaXcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

Inflected forms

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