betrothal
11betrothal — UK [bɪˈtrəʊð(ə)l] / US [bɪˈtroʊð(ə)l] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms betrothal : singular betrothal plural betrothals an old word meaning engagement to get married …
12betrothal — [[t]bɪtro͟ʊð(ə)l[/t]] betrothals N VAR A betrothal is an agreement to be married. [OLD FASHIONED] …
13betrothal — noun, dated the betrothal was announced on St. Swithin s Day Syn: engagement, marriage contract; archaic espousal …
14betrothal — 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 …
15betrothal — 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 …
16betrothal — betrothed ► ADJECTIVE ▪ formally engaged to be married. ► NOUN (one s betrothed) ▪ the person to whom one is engaged. DERIVATIVES betrothal noun …
17Betrothal in a Monastery — ( Obrucheniye v monastïre in transliteration) was Sergei Prokofiev s sixth opera with an opus number. The libretto, in Russian, was by the composer and Mira Mendelson, after Richard Brinsley Sheridan s ballad opera libretto for Thomas Linley the… …
18betrothal — noun Date: 1831 1. the act of betrothing or fact of being betrothed 2. a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage …
19betrothal — noun 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 …
20Betrothal — A mutual contract for a future marriage, blessed by the Holy Trinity …
