Betrothal
[bɪ'trəʊð(ə)l]
Definition
(noun.) the act of becoming betrothed or engaged.
(noun.) a mutual promise to marry.
Editor: Vlad--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.
Editor: Trudy
Examples
- In the course of the next day the first of the usual betrothal visits were exchanged. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Love was made on these occasions in the form of bracelets; and, on all occasions during the period of betrothal, took a manufacturing aspect. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Because she has said that she would send it on the day when the betrothal was publicly proclaimed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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