plight: Meaning and Definition of

plight

1. a condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one: to find oneself in a sorry plight.

plight

1. to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
2. to bind (someone) by a pledge, esp. of marriage.
3. to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.

1. pledge.