I. plight 1 /plaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [usually singular]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: plit , from Latin plictus ; ⇨ ↑ plait ]
a very bad situation that someone is in
plight of
the desperate plight of the flood victims
the country’s economic plight
II. plight 2 BrE AmE verb
plight your troth old use to promise someone that you will marry them