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betroth
[bih-trohth, -trawth]
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.
Synonyms: , , ,Archaic.to promise to marry.
betroth
/ ɪˈٰəʊð /
verb
archaic(tr) to promise to marry or to give in marriage
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of betroth1
Example Sentences
Sánchez has talents apart from her betrothed, too.
The masque, performed by gentle spirits, enchants the betrothed.
Was he supposed to be betrothed to him forever, and be a mantlepiece for folk music until his death?
Just months ago, Ashanti confirmed that she and the “Hot in Herre” rapper, 49, were betrothed and expecting their first child together.
The year after she married, Andrej was betrothed to a clerk’s daughter; he later married her and became a Lutheran priest.
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