betrothal
Americannoun
noun
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engagement to be married
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a mutual promise to marry
Other Word Forms
- prebetrothal adjective
Etymology
Origin of betrothal
Example Sentences
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Research led by the British Museum has revealed that the Tudor Heart pendant may have been made to celebrate the betrothal of their two-year-old daughter Princess Mary to the eight-month-old French heir-apparent in 1518.
From BBC
The betrothal itself is a choreographed ritual of gestures.
The couple posted from Paris, where the betrothal appears to have gone down.
From Los Angeles Times
They announced their betrothal Sunday at Ebony’s Power 100 Gala.
From Los Angeles Times
Then my four-year betrothal to a handsome, wonderful man had been called off, and I was left considering that I might have deliberately blown it up.
From Los Angeles Times
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