betrothment
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The first was the betrothment, the second was the marriage.
From Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
You shall marry Aurelia, and in a few days we shall solemnize the betrothment.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann
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 Harriet Martineau
He was more frightened than anybody at the moment the owl cried, on your betrothment night, when you fancied that Nipen had carried off Oddo.
From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Harriet Martineau
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
