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sponsal, a.|ˈspɒnsəl|
[ad. L. sponsāl-is, f. sponsus, -a, spouse.]
Of or pertaining to marriage; spousal; wedded, wedding.
1656Blount Glossogr., Sponsal, belonging to betrothing or mariage. [Hence in Bailey, etc.]1840Penny Cycl. XVIII. 197/1 A vase, executed for her majesty, as a sponsal present by her. 1866J. B. Rose tr. Ovid's Fasti ii. 595 O maidens fair, Choose not a sponsal day. Ibid. iv. 1097 Tithonia thrice must leave the sponsal bed. |