Definition of Betroth
Be`troth´
v. t.
1.
To
contract
to
any
one
for
a
marriage
;
to
engage
or
promise
in
order
to
marriage
;
to
affiance
; -
used
esp
.
of
a
woman
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Betrothed
( )
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Betrothing
.]
He
,
in
the
first
flower
of
my
freshest
age
,
Betrothed
me
unto
the
only
heir
.
- Spenser.
Ay
,
and
we
are
betrothed
.
- Shak.
2.
To
promise
to
take
(
as
a
future
spouse
);
to
plight
one
'
s
troth
to
.
What
man
is
there
that
hath
betrothed
a
wife
,
and
hath
not
taken
her
?
- Deut. xx. 7.
3.
To
nominate
to
a
bishopric
,
in
order
to
consecration
.
Related Words
affiance
,
betrothal
,
engage
,
espousal
,
plight
,
vow
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