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Plight (Verb)

Promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She will plight her troth to her beloved on their wedding day.
In a romantic gesture, he plighted his troth to his girlfriend promising eternal love.
Before their families, the couple plighted their troth, declaring their love for each other.
As he knelt down with a ring, he plighted his troth to his soulmate.
He plighted his troth to remain by her side through good times and bad.

Give to in marriage.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She was forced to plight her troth to a man she barely knew in an arranged marriage.
The family decided to plight their young daughter to the wealthy suitor in exchange for financial security.
In some ancient cultures, the practice of plighting one's daughter to an older man was considered a social norm.
The king plighted his daughter's troth to the prince of a neighboring kingdom to secure peace between nations.
She trembled as she plighted her troth to a man chosen by her family, with whom she had never spoken.