noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of betrothing. countable, uncountable

   "marriage betrothal"

2. 2
   the act of becoming betrothed or engaged wordnet
3. 3
   The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a mutual promise to marry wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

affianceaffiancebannsbetrothmentbetrothmentdesponsage

Example

More examples

"Eh? Hundreds of thousands of Yen plus betrothal gifts?"

Etymology

From betroth + -al.

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