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betrothed

[bih-trohthd, -trawtht] / bɪˈtroʊðd, -ˈtrɔθt /
ADJECTIVE
engaged
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The masque, performed by gentle spirits, enchants the betrothed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

You’ve surely seen these pictures: The newly betrothed couple walking back down the aisle, the bride and groom graciously taking in their champagne toasts, a few dizzying iPhone videos from a crowded dance floor.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2024

You or your betrothed may be coming into the marriage with significant assets or property, and if you ever divorce, that can get sticky.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

It portrays a real-life Spanish prince, Don Carlo, and Elisabeth of Valois, a French princess, who are secretly in love, although she is betrothed to his father, King Philip II of Spain.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

“How can this be? How can this be? Our daughter has never left home. She has always been at our side. She has never married, for her betrothed died in battle.”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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