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betrothment

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

be·troth·al

   [bih-troh-thuhl, -traw-thuhl]
noun
the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
Also, be·troth·ment.

Origin:
1835–45; betroth + -al2

Related forms
pre·be·troth·al, adjective
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betrothal
1844, from betroth + -al (2).
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