- present participle of betroth.
betrothing
Example Sentences
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Accordingly, the usual ceremonies of betrothing being over, he returned to his own city of Bethlehem, to set his house in order, and make the needful provisions for the marriage.
From Women of Early Christianity by Alfred Brittain
The wily Menschikof succeeded in betrothing his daughter to the young Emperor, but not in retaining his ascendency over the self-willed boy.
From A Short History of Russia by Mary Platt Parmele
They had a ceremony of betrothing, which preceded that of marriage.
From Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. by William Priest
The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
This betrothing of children is now the custom of the age, in knightly as well as in princely families.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
