[plʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
(e.g: we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French plit ‘fold’. The -gh- spelling is by association with plight

[plʌɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pledge or solemnly promise (one's faith or loyalty)
(e.g: men to plighted vows were faithful)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English plihtan ‘endanger’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch plicht and German Pflicht ‘duty’. The current sense is recorded only from Middle English, but is probably original, in view of the related Germanic words