betrothal
91Princess Marie Adélaïde of Savoy — Marie Adélaïde of Savoy Dauphine of France Tenure 14 April 1711 – 12 February 171 …
92marriage — In the OT marriage is assumed to be a normal relationship, ordained by the Creator (Gen. 1:26 f.) though the initial period of innocence and joy gave way to ‘hardness [[➝ hardening]] of heart’ (Matt. 19:8). Then rules became necessary, though… …
93espousal — late 14c., from O.Fr. esposailles (pl.) act of betrothal (12c., Mod.Fr. époussailles), from L. sponsalia betrothal, espousal, neut. pl. of sponsalis of a betrothal, from sponsa spouse. For the e see ESPECIAL (Cf. especial) …
94καταινέσει — καταίνεσις betrothal fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) καταινέσεϊ , καταίνεσις betrothal fem dat sg (epic) καταίνεσις betrothal fem dat sg (attic ionic) καταινέω agree to aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) καταινέω agree to fut ind mid 2nd sg (attic)… …
95AGUNAH — (Heb. עֲגוּנָה; lit. tied, cf. Ruth 1:13), married woman who for whatsoever reason is separated from her husband and cannot remarry, either because she cannot obtain a divorce from him (see divorce ), or because it is unknown whether he is still… …
96OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources …
97SHETAR — (Heb. שְׁטָר), formal legal document, or deed, derived from the Akkadian šatāru, meaning writing. Early Examples The term shetar is not found in the Bible, where the term sefer is used to denote a legal document, such as sefer keritut in… …
98SOMMO, JUDAH LEONE BEN ISAAC — (also known as Leone De Sommi Portaleone, Leone di Somi, Leone Ebreo de Somi, Leone de Sommo Portaleone, Yehuda Sommo; 1527–1592), dramatist, theater director, and poet in Hebrew and Italian. An outstanding contributor to the development of the… …
99Espousal — Es*pous al, n. [OF. espousailles, pl., F. [ e]pousailles, L. sponsalia, fr. sponsalis belonging to betrothal or espousal. See {Espouse}, and cf. {Sponsal}, {Spousal}.] 1. The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal;… …
100Edward VI of England — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name = Edward VI title = King of England and Ireland caption = Edward as Prince of Wales, Flemish School [Once attributed to Hans Eworth, the portrait has more recently been associated with William Scrots, though… …
