betrothing

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But he coyly refrained from betrothing himself publicly to the growing Gaullist Union, headed by Ren� Capitant, which had announced that it would fight the constitution, put up candidates in the next elections.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the third, by the parties coming together, and living as husband and wife; which might as properly be called marriage as betrothing.

From Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous

By betrothing, the mind of one is conjoined to the mind of the other, so as to effect a marriage of the spirit, previous to marriage, 303, 305.

From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Swedenborg, Emanuel

F. B. W. The Sposalizio, or "espousals," or betrothing, is certainly a different ceremony from the marriage.

From Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

There was an unmistakable coolness visible in Mr. Clark's conduct towards him, but he readily understood why it was so, for after betrothing himself to his daughter he had disappeared mysteriously, and given no sign.

From The Boy Nihilist or, Young America in Russia by Arnold, Allan