pledge
noun
[ plɛdʒ ]
• a solemn promise or undertaking.
• "the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution"
Similar:
promise,
undertaking,
vow,
word,
word of honour,
commitment,
assurance,
oath,
covenant,
bond,
agreement,
guarantee,
warrant,
• a thing that is given as security for the fulfilment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure.
• "he had given the object as a pledge to a creditor"
• the drinking of a person's health; a toast.
pledge
verb
• commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.
• give as security on a loan.
• "the creditor to whom the land is pledged"
• drink to the health of.
• "in his hand a sculptured goblet, as he pledged the merchant kings"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a person acting as surety for another): from Old French plege, from medieval Latin plebium, perhaps related to the Germanic base of plight2.
