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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Betroth \Be*troth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrothed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Betrothing.] [Pref. be- + troth, i. e., truth. See
Truth.]
1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or
promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of
a woman.
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He, in the first flower of my freshest age,
Betrothed me unto the only heir. --Spenser.
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Ay, and we are betrothed. --Shak.
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2. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's
troth to.
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What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and
hath not taken her? --Deut. xx. 7.
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3. To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.
--Ayliffe.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Betroth \Be*troth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrothed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Betrothing.] [Pref. be- + troth, i. e., truth. See
Truth.]
1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or
promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of
a woman.
He, in the first flower of my freshest age,
Betrothed me unto the only heir. --Spenser.
Ay, and we are betrothed. --Shak.
2. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's
troth to.
What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and
hath not taken her? --Deut. xx. 7.
3. To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.
--Ayliffe.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
betrothing
vb.
(present participle of en betroth nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
betrothing
vb.
(present participle of en betroth nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
betrothing
vb.
(present participle of en betroth nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
betrothing
vb.
(present participle of en betroth nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
betrothing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm b etroth ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
betrothing
Engelska a.
(avledning en betroth ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb betroth)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Betrothing /bɪtɹˈəʊðɪŋ/
الخطبة
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