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betrothal [bɪˈtrəʊðəl] n
1. engagement to be married 2. a mutual promise to marry ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
betrothal noun (Old-fashioned) engagement, promise, vow, plight, espousal (archaic), troth, affiancing, betrothing, marriage contract The betrothal was secret. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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