betrothed
Use Betrothed in a sentence
adjective
1.
engaged to be married: She is betrothed to that young lieutenant.
noun
2.
the person to whom one is engaged: He introduced us to his betrothed.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to arrange for the marriage of; affiance (usually used in passive constructions): The couple was betrothed with the approval of both families.
2.
Archaic. to promise to marry.
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| —vb | |
| archaic (tr) to promise to marry or to give in marriage | |
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| betrothed (bɪˈtrəʊðd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | engaged to be married: he was betrothed to her |
| —n | |
| 2. | the person to whom one is engaged; fiancé or fiancée |
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Bible Dictionary
Betroth definition
to promise "by one's truth." Men and women were betrothed when they were engaged to be married. This usually took place a year or more before marriage. From the time of betrothal the woman was regarded as the lawful wife of the man to whom she was betrothed (Deut. 28:30; Judg. 14:2, 8; Matt. 1:18-21). The term is figuratively employed of the spiritual connection between God and his people (Hos. 2:19, 20).
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Example sentences
The accepted and betrothed lover has lost the wildest charm of his maiden in her acceptance of him.
He had previously been betrothed to her older sister.
The parents leave the cards of the betrothed pair, with their own, on all the connections and friends of the two families.
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