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Betrothal
Be-troth′al
,Noun.
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.
“The feast of betrothal.” Longfellow.
Definition 2024
betrothal
betrothal
English
Noun
betrothal (plural betrothals)
- 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.
Translations
mutual promise
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References
- betrothal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913