betrothverb [ T ]
uk/bɪˈtrəʊð/us/bɪˈtroʊð/old useto cause someone to promise formally to marry someone:
She was betrothed to her cousin at an early age.
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Weddings
- aisle
- always a bridesmaid, never the bride idiom
- arranged marriage
- bachelor party
- bachelorette party
- banns
- give sb away
- go/walk down the aisle idiom
- golden anniversary
- golden wedding anniversary
- groom
- guard of honour
- hen night
- honeymoon
- pageboy
- register office
- registry office
- ruby anniversary
- shotgun wedding
- shower tea
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betrothal
noun [ C ] uk/bɪˈtrəʊ.ðəl/us/bɪˈtroʊ.ðəl/
The play revolves round the betrothal of a duke to a doctor's daughter.