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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•trothed /bɪˈtroʊðd, -ˈtrɔθt/USA pronunciation adj. [be + ~]- engaged to be married:She was betrothed to the richest man in the village.
n. [countable* singular and plural] - the person to whom one is betrothed:escorted the betrothed to the church.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•trothed (bi trōᵺd′, -trôtht′),USA pronunciation adj. - engaged to be married:She is betrothed to that young lieutenant.
n. - the person to whom one is engaged:He introduced us to his betrothed.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: betrothed /bɪˈtrəʊðd/ adj - engaged to be married
n - the person to whom one is engaged; fiancé or fiancée
be•troth (bi trōᵺ′, -trôth′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to arrange for the marriage of;
affiance (usually used in passive constructions):The couple was betrothed with the approval of both families. - [Archaic.]to promise to marry.
- 1275–1325; Middle English betrouthe, variant of betreuthe (be- be- + treuthe truth; see troth)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged engage, promise, pledge, plight.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: betroth /bɪˈtrəʊð/ vb - (transitive) archaic to promise to marry or to give in marriage
Etymology: 14th Century betreuthen, from be- + treuthe troth, truth |