Betrothed

//bɪˈtɹəʊðd// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

    "She introduced him as her betrothed."

  2. 2
    the person to whom you are engaged wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of betroth form-of, participle, past

    "1901, American Standard Version of the Bible, Luke 1:27http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=49&chapter=1&verse=26&end_verse=28&version=8&context=context A virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Engaged to be married.

    "the betrothed couple"

Adjective
  1. 1
    pledged to be married wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
affiancedassuredbespokenbespokenboundbride-to-be

Example

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"The princess was betrothed to a prince who lived a great way off."

Etymology

From Middle English, equivalent to betroth + -ed.

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