betrothment
Example Sentences
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Then the Bishop of Lescar celebrated the betrothment, that same day, in the Château de Monclar.
From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Louisa Stuart Costello
Thus, in the case before us, the betrothment rests upon what God vouchsafes along with it, inasmuch as thereby only does it become a true betrothment.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Her betrothment to the Danish crown-prince was concluded by a written document, but the public announcement of this alliance was to be deferred for a few years.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
This was his betrothment and marriage to Marie Hélène, the daughter of Nicolas Boullé, private secretary to the young King.
From A Little Girl in Old Quebec by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Wouldst thou know the hour of thy betrothment?
From The Faithful Promiser by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
