betrothment
Example Sentences
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Last Thursday Countess L. opened the season with an unusual event—a betrothment ball.
From The Cross of Berny by Fendall, Florence
He always spoke of Roy with seriousness and respect, confessing voluntarily, time and again, his own moral and intellectual inferiority to his cousin, and scrupulously keeping her betrothment before Jessie's mind.
From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion
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
He was also to restore to Philip the fortresses and estates which had been conveyed to his father as Alice's dowry at the time of her betrothment to Richard in her infancy.
From Richard I Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
The friendly, flattering Minister—he presented, as a proof of it, a valuable saddle to the Captain—informed him of Rabette's visit, and gave hints about betrothment and the like.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
