Plural of fraught; loads or cargoes, or troubled situations filled with difficulty and risk.
From Middle Dutch 'vracht' meaning cargo or freight. The word evolved from trade terminology in the Low Countries during the medieval period, originally referring to the load carried by a ship or vehicle.
The word 'fraught' meaning 'full of danger' comes from the same root as 'freight'—both referred to things being heavily loaded. Over time, 'fraught' metaphorically came to mean loaded with emotional or dangerous meaning, which is why we say situations are 'fraught with tension.'
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