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betroth

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be·troth  (b-tr, -trôth)
tr.v. be·trothed, be·troth·ing, be·troths
1. To promise to give in marriage: was betrothed to a member of the royal family.
2. Archaic To promise to marry.

[Middle English bitrouthen : bi-, be- + trouth, troth (from Old English trowth; see deru- in Indo-European roots).]

betroth
Verb
Archaic to promise to marry or to give in marriage [Middle English betreuthen]
betrothal n
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Verb1.betroth - give to in marriage
vow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"
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betroth
v betroth [biˈtrəuð, (American ) biˈtrəuθ]
to promise in marriage She was betrothed to her husband at the age of twenty.verloof raakيَخْطُبُ فتاةсгодявамzasnoubitforloveverlobenδίνω υπόσχεση γάμου, συνάπτω αρραβώναprometer en matrimonio (a)kihlamaنامزد شدنkihlatafiancer (à, avec)לְהִתאָרֵסसगाई करनाzaručitieljegyezbertunangantrúlofa(st)promettere in matrimonio, fidanzare婚約させる약혼시키다sužadėtisaderinātbertunangverlovenforlove, trolovezaręczyćprometera (se) logodiобручитьzasnúbiť sazaročitizaručititrolovaหมั้นnişanlanmak同...訂婚,許配заручити(ся)شادی کا وعدہ کرنا ، نسبت کرناhứa hôn...
n beˈtrothal
verlowingخِطْبَهгодежzasnoubení, zásnubyforlovelsedie Verlobungαρραβώναςdesposorioskihlusنامزدیkihlausfiançaillesאִרוִּסין @@@אִירוּסִין$$$मंगीन, वाग्दान, सगाईzarukeeljegyzéspertunangantrúlofunpromessa di matrimonio, fidanzamento婚約약혼sužadėtuvėssaderināšanāspertunanganverlovingforlovelse, trolovingzaręczynynoivadologodnăпомолвкаzásnubyzarokazaruketrolovningการหมั้นหมายnişanla(n)ma訂婚заручиниمنگنی ، نسبتsự hứa hôn
n beˈtrothed
the person to whom one is betrothed May I introduce you to my betrothed?verloofdeمَخْطوب، مَخْطوبَهгоденик, годеницаsnoubenec, snoubenkaforlovededer/die Verlobte/-rαρραβωνιαστικός, μνηστήprometidokihlatuنامزدkihlattufiancé/-éeאָרוּסवाग्दतत्त, वाग्दत्ता, मंगेतरzaručnikjegyestunanganhin(n) trúlofaði/trúlofaðapromesso sposo, fidanzato婚約者약혼자sužadėtinissaderinātais; saderinātātunangverloofdeforlovet, trolovetnarzeczonynoivalogodnicсуженыйsnúbenec, -icazaročeneczaručniktrolovadซึ่งหมั้นหมายnişanlı, nişanlanmış訂婚者зарученийوہ ، جس کی منگنی کی جائےngười hứa hôn

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She operates pragmatically, considering that if she betroths herself to her father's apprentice she will at least get to work alongside him in their planned-for bookshop.
95, ages 10 and up) tells the story of a rural Indian girl, Koly, whose poor parents betroth her, sight unseen, into a family untroubled by her modest dowry.
Peddling wares enables the women to act as erotic agents, and, in the marketplace, they betroth themselves to men of their own choosing.
 
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