transitive. Of a man: to engage in a marriage contract with (a woman); (also reflexive) to promise oneself in marriage to or †unto a woman. Also figur…
| 单词 | θ154111 |
| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)] > engage oneself to (6) handfastc1275 transitive. Of a man: to engage in a marriage contract with (a woman); (also reflexive) to promise oneself in marriage to or †unto a woman. Also figur… betroth1303 transitive. To engage (a woman) in contract of marriage, to plight one's troth to. archaic. trotha1400 transitive. To plight one's troth to (a person); spec. to engage to marry (a person). Also: to engage (a person) to be married to another. Also… troth-plighta1400 transitive. To plight one's troth to (a person); spec. to engage to marry (a person). Cf. troth, v. Also occasionally: to promise (a person) to do… fiance1483 transitive. To give one's troth to; to take as one's betrothed. contract1735 spec. as to marriage. (a) transitive and reflexive. To betroth, affiance, engage (two persons, or one person to another); passive to be betrothed or… |
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