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Betroth

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(1):

(v. t.) To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.

(2):

(v. t.) To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.

(3):

(v. t.) To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; - used esp. of a woman.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Betroth'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/betroth.html. 1828.
 
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