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betrothal|bɪˈtrəʊðəl: see vb|
[f. prec. + -al2.]
The act of betrothing; the fact of being betrothed; engagement for marriage, affiance.
1844Mem. Babylon. Pr'cess. II. 103 Here, as in Assyria and Chaldea, betrothals take place at a very early age. 1858Longfellow M. Standish ix. 12 Softly the youth and the maiden repeated the words of betrothal.
attrib.1872Yeats Techn. Hist. Comm. 188 Betrothal rings, set with pearls and gems. 1878B. Taylor Deukalion i. iii. 32 Our betrothal-kiss. |