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Another word for betrothal

Noun

  1. The act or condition of being pledged to marry

    2. See also:

    marriage

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Another word for betrothal

Noun
    2. See also:

    engagement

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Sentence Examples

  • Henry persisted in his offers after the announcement of her betrothal to James V.

  • Why no betrothal? he thought.

  • Still his position was most delicate, especially when the betrothal between the grand-duke Peter and Sophia of AnhaltZerbst (afterwards Catharine II.) was carried through against his will, and Elizabeth of Holstein, the mother of the bride, arrived in the Prussian interests to spy upon him.

  • But this unpopular treaty was broken, and the queen had to consent to the betrothal of Claude to Francis of Angouleme, who in 1515 became king of France as Francis I.

  • It was preceded, however, by a formal betrothal and accompanied by a feast.

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