Betrothed

//bɪˈtɹəʊðd//

"Betrothed" in a Sentence (9 examples)

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

When the princess grew up she was betrothed to a prince who lived at a great distance.

But if he have betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

Alessandro Manzoni’s 1840 novel "The Betrothed" ("I Promessi Sposi") is set against the backdrop of a plague that struck the villages around Milan and then advanced into the city itself in 1630.

He was betrothed to a lady of The Hague, the only daughter of a wealthy wine-merchant, who, according to his account, seemed to be as beautiful as she was good and rich, and they were to be married in the spring.

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.

the betrothed couple

publicly betrothed

She introduced him as her betrothed.

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