- present participle of betroth.
betrothing
Example Sentences
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In short, it was the betrothing day of the beauteous Faith and Fessel's new partner in business, master Dorn.
From Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist by Carl Franz van der Velde
They had a ceremony of betrothing, which preceded that of marriage.
From Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. by William Priest
By betrothing, the mind of the one is united to the mind of the other, so as to effect a marriage of the spirit previous to a marriage of the body, n.
From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg
The young Lords of Douglas came out looking brave and handsome as bridegrooms on a day of betrothing.
From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards
He concluded a treaty with Ladislaus, King of Hungary, and strengthened the bond of union by betrothing his daughter to Andrew, Duke of Slavonia and brother of Ladislaus.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
