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betrothalor be·troth·ment [ bih-troh-thuhl, -traw-thuhl ] / bɪˈtroʊ ðəl, -ˈtrɔ θəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR betrothal ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or state of being betrothed; engagement. Origin of betrothalFirst recorded in 1835–45; betroth + -al2 OTHER WORDS FROM betrothalpre·be·troth·al, adjectiveWords nearby betrothalBetoptic S, torn between, be, touched by, be, betray, betroth, betrothal, betrothed, Betsiamites, Betsiboka, Betsy, betta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for betrothalPrincess Beatrice is widely thought to be on the point of announcing her betrothal to her boyfriend of six years, Dave Clark. Is Prince Harry Going to Get Engaged?|Tom Sykes|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Even Joseph's confidence in her is shaken, so shaken that he must put her away and have the betrothal cancelled. Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke|Henry Burton The betrothal is not considered to have any particularly binding force and either party may break through it. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell It appeared that this coin, with one like it, had been given as betrothal token for his daughter. Silver Chimes in Syria|W. S. Nelson
Some Pattanavans allow a couple to live together as man and wife after the betrothal, but before the marriage ceremony. Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston Very wisely he had refused to accept a bill for this sum; it had to be paid to him before the betrothal. Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
British Dictionary definitions for betrothal
nounengagement to be married a mutual promise to marry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to betrothalengagement, vow, promise, espousal, plight, troth, affiancing, betrothing |