Betrothal Definition

bĭ-trōthəl, -trôthəl
noun
The act of betrothing or the fact of being betrothed.
American Heritage
A betrothing or being betrothed; mutual pledge to marry; engagement.
Webster's New World
A mutual promise to marry; an engagement.
Announced their betrothal the next day.
American Heritage

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.

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Noun

Singular:
betrothal
Plural:
betrothals

Origin of Betrothal

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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