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

The ancient ceremony of betrothing seems still to have been in full use in Shakespeare’s day.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

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 Priest, William

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 Velde, Carl Franz van der

All the more necessary, in the opinion of the time, to prevent youths and maidens betrothing themselves without their parents' consent.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved