betrothal

Also be·troth·ment

[bih-troh-thuhl, -traw-thuhl]

noun

1. the act or state of being betrothed; betrothed; engagement.

betrothal

/ bɪˈtrəʊðəl /

noun

1. engagement to be married

2. a mutual promise to marry

Other Word Forms

• prebetrothal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of betrothal¹

First recorded in 1835–45; betroth + -al ²

Example Sentences

The betrothal itself is a choreographed ritual of gestures.

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The couple posted from Paris, where the betrothal appears to have gone down.

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They announced their betrothal Sunday at Ebony’s Power 100 Gala.

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Then my four-year betrothal to a handsome, wonderful man had been called off, and I was left considering that I might have deliberately blown it up.

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Mr Baxter, who works as a lab technician, said he believed it was a betrothal ring.

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