† sponsalitiousadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= sponsal adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > [adjective]
bridelyOE
spousal?a1450
nuptial1490
espousal1583
sponsal1656
sponsalitious1656
internuptial1834
gamic1837
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sponsal, of or belonging to betrothing or marriage. Sponsalitious, the same.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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