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Definition of Betroth
1. Verb. Give to in marriage.
Generic synonyms: Vow
Derivative terms: Betrothal, Engagement
Definition of Betroth
1. v. t. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman.
Definition of Betroth
1. Verb. To promise to give in marriage. ¹
2. Verb. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Betroth
1. to engage to marry [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Betroth
1. 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used especially. 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. Origin: Pref. Be- + troth, i. E, truth. See Truth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Betroth
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