betrothal

IPA: bɪtrˈɑθʌɫ

The act of betrothing.
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.

Examples of "betrothal" in Sentences

To speak of breaking a betrothal is a serious matter!
And you have been loth to part with her, even in betrothal ....
“Good!” said the smiling Torres; “it is what you might call a betrothal journey.”
So maybe Vanderbeek sees the Kovalchuk deal, and the long-term betrothal to the even more important
And when I find myself once more on board, when the scene enacted on the hill above recurs to my mind, it seems to me that my betrothal is a joke, and my new family a set of puppets.
The process that the Waynes chose, called betrothal, requires a man and woman to make a binding commitment to marry before beginning any romantic -- much less physical -- relationship.
Italian rabbis divided on the question whether the number of witnesses to a betrothal should be the talmudic pair or ten, reflecting a clear need for more to enhance supervision of the proceedings.
There is a single feature of the situation in the spring of 1527 which might be taken as pointing to a belief on the King's part that the validity of the marriage would be confirmed: namely the betrothal of his daughter to
"I tell you, Mr. Le Noir, that your manner of speaking of my betrothal is equally insulting to myself, Doctor Rocke and my dear father, who never would have plighted our hands had he considered our prospective marriage a mésalliance."