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Fraternity initiate
Answer for the clue "Fraternity initiate ", 6 letters:
pledge
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Word definitions for pledge in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., "surety, bail," from Old French plege (Modern French pleige ) "hostage, security, bail," probably from Frankish *plegan "to guarantee," from *pleg- , a West Germanic root meaning "have responsibility for" (cognates: Old Saxon plegan "vouch for," ...
Usage examples of pledge.
Her life was forfeited to revenge, and even to justice: but the patriarch obtained and pledged an oath for her safety: a monastery was allotted for her prison, and the widow of Maurice accepted and abused the lenity of his assassin.
To avoid attributing a breach of solemn pledges, it must be supposed that Virginia was considered as out of the Union, and a public enemy, in whose borders it was proper to destroy whatever might be useful to her of the common property of the States lately united.
But in addition to the usual causesnew band uniforms and computers for the public library and funds for the Legion Auxiliary summer beautification project-every game, every booth, was pledging money to the effort to find Josh.
Bardel acknowledged the applause, hung the great hydrophane amulet around his own sweaty neck, pledged packtrains of Lyrian wine as gifts for Moess and Shandor.
If ye will pledge us that, we will deliver ye forthwith to our mistress, Maire of the Moors.
But when she saw that I could talk and smile as usual, she was unsparing in her attempts to coax from me a pledge that I would never again peril life or limb to gratify my curiosity regarding the very few pursuits in which, for the highest remuneration, Martialists can be induced to incur the probability of injury and the chance of that death they so abjectly dread.
On this occasion Pitt was mortified by the opposition of his friend Wilberforce, who objected that the obvious tendency of the address was to pledge the house to a prosecution of the war till there should be a counter revolution in France.
The binder had different little informal and action photos from the waiting-room walls, and offprints of clippings, and three rings for the packet of guidelines and Honor-Code pledges, all done up by Moore in a Gothic ital.
Nobody had promised to say masses for her soul if she made this disposition of her property, or pledged the word of the Church that she should have plenary absolution.
Flushing, the Brille, and Rammekins, as pledges for the money due to her.
And now that we have settled these matters, let us drink a last cup together in pledge of them, Ramose, of whom I purpose to make a viceroy in Kush or elsewhere, or perchance to send upon an embassy.
Dubois recieved thousands of signed pledges from scientists from every corner of the earth, which were promptly publicized the world over.
But not one of the specific reforms he pledged - The Prime Minister 137 the abolition of closure, the appointment of a permanent Speaker, the establishment of an independent commission to deal with the decennial redrawing of constituency boundaries, and Senate reform -was implemented.
There was much talk of truce, but neither clan would stop their reiving and killing without pledges.
The talk was fine and amiable, the ale flowed freely, and we spent the evening pledging and repledging our undying friendship to one another.