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betroth

verb [T]
 
 
/bɪˈtrəʊð/ US  /-ˈtroʊð/ old use

Definition

to cause someone to promise formally to marry someone: She was betrothed to her cousin at an early age.Relating to weddings betrothal
 
 
/bɪˈtrəʊ.ðəl/ US  /-ˈtroʊ-/ noun [C]
The play revolves round the betrothal of a duke to a doctor's daughter.Relating to weddings
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