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21engagement — n. 1. Promise, stipulation, assurance, contract, pledge, obligation. 2. Plighting, betrothal, betrothment, affiancing. 3. Employment, occupation, business, calling, vocation, avocation. 4. Battle, conflict, combat, contest, action, fight,… …
22espousal — n. 1. Espousing, betrothing, affiancing, plighting. 2. Adoption, defence, support, maintenance …
23espousals — n. pl. Betrothment, betrothal, betrothing, plighting, affiancing, pledging in marriage …
24betrothal — n engagement, espousal, plighting, be trothment, sponsalia; vow, marriage compact, subar rhation, Archaic. affiance, Archaic. handfast; contract, compact, covenant, pact, settlement, agreement, understanding …
25commitment — n 1. entrustment, entrusting, commending, confiding; assignment, assigning, relegation, relegating, placing in charge, appointing, appointment; commission, authorization, deputation, delegation, investment, empowering; sending, dispatching,… …
26contract — n 1. compact, covenant, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; settlement, arrangement, understanding, agreement, gentleman s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation, Sl. hit, Sl. death… …
27engagement — n 1. promise, word, word of honor, parole, pledge, vow, oath; guarantee, warranty, compact, contract, covenant, treaty; obligation, commitment; deal, pact, bargain; agreement, arrangement, acknowledgment, stipulation. 2. betrothal, betrothment,… …
28plight — I UK [plaɪt] / US noun [singular] * a sad, serious, or difficult situation the plight of the poor/homeless/unemployed II UK [plaɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms plight : present tense I/you/we/they plight he/she/it plights present participle …
29betrothal — betrothment, betrothal Mutual promise of marriage; the plighting of troth; a mutual promise or contract between a man and woman competent to make it, to marry at a future time …
30betrothment — betrothment, betrothal Mutual promise of marriage; the plighting of troth; a mutual promise or contract between a man and woman competent to make it, to marry at a future time …
