betrothing
Example Sentences
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The custom of betrothing children in their infancy is commonly practised here, in which respect these people differ from the natives of Greenland, where it is comparatively rare.
From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 by Sir William Edward Parry
It was not impossibly a scheme for betrothing King Pedro to the infant Princess of the Asturias, thereby uniting the two Crowns, and bringing about the dethronement of Queen Isabella.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Arthur Christopher Benson
Moreover, she had taken an irretrievable step in betrothing herself to Captain Kilmeny.
From The Highgrader by D. C. Hutchison
X. When the time of betrothing is completed, the nuptials ought to take place.
From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg
On hearing this, her parents became greatly distressed, as they were averse to betrothing their daughter to a stranger of whom they knew nothing.
From Santal Folk Tales by A. Campbell
