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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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Personally as well as spiritually significant, these small and varied figures blend the private sphere of children's games with a family's desire for ancestral blessing of betrothals and marriages.
Canon law, ius comune, and theological treatises provide the documentary basis for a history of institutions and juridical perspectives, while ecclesiastical investigations from the diocese of Florence capture interesting snapshots of informal betrothals and the family conflicts associated with them.
Private betrothals, nocturnal weddings, and consummations of unions prior to official church nuptials were roundly condemned by the provincial Catholic council meeting in Reims in 1583, by the 1587 synodal statutes for the diocese of Orleans, and by the new ritual book for the diocese of Saint Brieu redacted in 1606.
 
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