betroth
[ bih-trohth, -trawth ]
/ bɪˈtroʊð, -ˈtrɔθ /
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verb (used with object)
to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions): The couple was betrothed with the approval of both families.
Archaic. to promise to marry.
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Words nearby betroth
Betoptic S, torn between, be, touched by, be, betray, betrayal, betroth, betrothal, betrothed, Betsiamites, Betsiboka, Betsy
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betroth
/ (bɪˈtrəʊð) /
verb
(tr) archaic to promise to marry or to give in marriage
Word Origin for betroth
C14 betreuthen, from be- + treuthe troth, truth
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