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betrothal

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be·troth·al  (b-trl, -trôthl)
n.
1. The act of betrothing or the fact of being betrothed.
2. A mutual promise to marry; an engagement: announced their betrothal the next day.

betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðəl]
n
1. engagement to be married
2. a mutual promise to marry
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.betrothalbetrothal - a mutual promise to marry            
promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
ringing - the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
2.betrothal - the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
ritual, rite - any customary observance or practice

betrothal
noun (Old-fashioned) engagement, promise, vow, plight, espousal (archaic), troth, affiancing, betrothing, marriage contract The betrothal was secret.
Translations
betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðəl] N (liter) → desposorios mpl
betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðəl] n (old-fashioned)fiançailles fpl
betrothal
n (obs, liter, hum)Verlobung f
betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðl] nfidanzamento
betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðl] nfidanzamento


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The betrothal of Rosa grew out of the soothing of his year of mental distress by his fast friend and old college companion, Drood: who likewise had been left a widower in his youth.
No betrothal ceremony took place and Natasha's engagement to Bolkonski was not announced; Prince Andrew insisted on that.
To it she had come back joyfully after all her absences; at its window she had knelt through that night of bitter agony when she believed Gilbert dying, and by it she had sat in speechless happiness the night of her betrothal.
 
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