- betrothing
- be·troth || bɪ'trəʊð v. engage to marry, bind with a promise to wed
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Betrothing — Betroth Be*troth , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be + troth, i. e., truth. See {Truth}.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used esp. of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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συνεγγυᾶται — συνεγγυάω join in betrothing pres subj mp 3rd sg συνεγγυάω join in betrothing pres ind mp 3rd sg συνεγγυάω join in betrothing pres subj mp 3rd sg συνεγγυάω join in betrothing pres ind mp 3rd sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
Trothplight — Troth plight , n. The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
συνεγγυῶντος — συνεγγυάω join in betrothing pres part act masc/neut gen sg συνεγγυάω join in betrothing pres part act masc/neut gen sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
Betroth — Be*troth , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be + troth, i. e., truth. See {Truth}.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used esp. of a woman.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betrothal — Be*troth al, n. The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. The feast of betrothal. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betrothed — Betroth Be*troth , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be + troth, i. e., truth. See {Truth}.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used esp. of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betrothment — Be*troth ment, n. The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contract — Con tract (k[o^]n tr[a^]kt), n. [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.] 1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
