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English Dictionary: betrothal by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
betrothal
n
  1. a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth, engagement]
  2. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
    Synonym(s): betrothal, espousal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Betrothal \Be*troth"al\, n.
      The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a
      mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage
      between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. [bd]The
      feast of betrothal.[b8] --Longfellow.
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