betrothal
21Betrothal — That portion of the Marriage Service in which the man and the woman join hands and give their troth (i.e., truth or promise of fidelity) each to the other. This is the Marriage Vow and is usually said at the foot of the chancel steps, the… …
22betrothal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. engagement. See marriage, promise. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. engagement, espousal, betrothing; see engagement 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. engagement, vow, pledge to marry. IV (Roget s… …
23betrothal — be|troth|al [bıˈtrəuðəl US ˈtrou ] n old fashioned an agreement that two people will be married = ↑engagement …
24betrothal — be|troth|al [ bı trouðl ] noun count or uncount an old word meaning engagement to get married …
25betrothal — be troth·al || ðl n. act of becoming engaged to be married …
26betrothal — n.; (also betrothment) Engagement, betrothing, affiancing, plighting …
27betrothal — noun (C) old use an agreement that two people will be married; engagement (1) …
28betrothal — n engagement, espousal, plighting, be trothment, sponsalia; vow, marriage compact, subar rhation, Archaic. affiance, Archaic. handfast; contract, compact, covenant, pact, settlement, agreement, understanding …
29betrothal — be·troth·al …
30betrothal — be•troth•al [[t]bɪˈtroʊ ðəl, ˈtrɔ θəl[/t]] n. the act or state of being betrothed; engagement. Sometimes, be•troth′ment. • Etymology: 1835–45 …