For all this desponsation of her . . . she had not set one step toward the consummation of her marriage. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
desponsation — noun A betrothing; betrothal … Wiktionary
desponsation — (dè spon sa sion) s. f. Mot anciennement employé pour exprimer les fiançailles de la sainte Vierge. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. desponsatio, de despondere, promettre, fiancer, de de, et spondere, sponsus (voy. époux) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
desponsation — /dasponseyshan/ The act of betrothing persons to each other … Black's law dictionary
desponsation — /dasponseyshan/ The act of betrothing persons to each other … Black's law dictionary
desponsation — A betrothal … Ballentine's law dictionary
desponsation — … Useful english dictionary
Desponsātus — u. Desponsāta (lat.), Verlobter u. Verlobte; Desponsatĭon, Eheverlöbniß, Verlobung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
