Betrothal Synonyms and Antonyms

bĭ-trōthəl, -trôthəl
Marriage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. engagement
  2. espousal
  3. troth
  4. betrothing
Antonyms:
  1. divorce
  2. separation
The act or condition of being pledged to marry
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. engagement
  2. espousal
  3. troth

Words Related to Betrothal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Betrothal Sentence Examples

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • In 1548 she arranged her daughter's betrothal to the French Dauphin.

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