betrothment
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The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Milder thoughts, we say; and consented to a meeting next autumn at some half-way station, where their great business might be brought to a happy settlement and betrothment.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
Her beauty, her wit, they were her own; but they had availed her little before her betrothment to Rube.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
Marriage is invariably preceded by betrothment; and the couple must then wait two years before their union can take place, according to the law of the Cales.
From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by George Henry Borrow
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 Lucy Aikin
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