betrothaln.
/bᵻˈtrəʊðl/, U.S. /bəˈtroʊð(ə)l/, /bəˈtroʊθ(ə)l/, /bəˈtrɔθ(ə)l/, /bəˈtrɑθ(ə)l/, /biˈtroʊð(ə)l/, /biˈtroʊθ(ə)l/, /biˈtrɔθ(ə)l/, /biˈtrɑθ(ə)l/ The act of betrothing; the fact of being betrothed; engagement for marriage, affiance.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun]
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troth-plighta1393
desponsationa1400
troth-plightingc1400
ensurance1469
fiançailles1477
handfasting1483
assurancea1513
assuring1530
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contract1551
insurancea1556
trothing1565
despousage1570
betrothment1585
contracting1585
affiancing1596
spousage1596
espousage1599
handfasta1616
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engagement1811
plightage1819
betrothal1844
heart-bond1887
introduction1965
kwanjula1973
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective]
betrothal1844
pronubal1856
1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 103 Here, as in Assyria and Chaldea, betrothals take place at a very early age.
1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish ix. 12 Softly the youth and the maiden repeated the words of betrothal.
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