betrothment
Example Sentences
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This betrothment of children, and all their other miserable arts, shall not save them.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
The first was the betrothment, the second was the marriage.
From Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
In both sects there is a betrothment: amongst the Jews for seven, amongst the Gitanos for a period of two years.
From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by Borrow, George Henry
In Norway, this betrothment gives the couple a certain dignity beyond that of the unengaged, and more liberty of companionship, together with certain rights in law.
From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Martineau, Harriet
It was subsequently explained by a protector, that these were women who had daughters betrothed to the men of their tribe, and that during the period of betrothment the mothers are always thus rigidly veiled.
