(transitive, now rare) To expose to risk; to pledge. / (transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.

A dire or unfortunate situation. / (now rare) A (neutral) condition or state. / (obsolete) Good health.

(obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.

(now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril. / (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.

(obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

simple past tense and past participle of plight

present participle of plight

The act by which something is plighted or pledged.

plural of plight

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plight