betrothment

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The occasion, on the particular January day mentioned above, was the betrothment of one of the house-maidens to a young farm-servant of the establishment.

From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Martineau, Harriet

The story of this betrothment at Erlingsen’s will explain what I have just said.

From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Martineau, Harriet

And when he gave her the kiss of betrothment her lips grew white.

From Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

A short time previous to the expiration of the term of the betrothment, preparations are made for the Gypsy bridal.

From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by Borrow, George Henry

An object which had finally been frustrated, notwithstanding the vigilance of the English fleet, by the safe arrival of Mary in France, and her solemn betrothment to the dauphin.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy