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

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

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

The young Lords of Douglas came out looking brave and handsome as bridegrooms on a day of betrothing.

From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank

It was not impossibly a scheme for betrothing King Pedro to the infant Princess of the Asturias, thereby uniting the two Crowns, and bringing about the dethronement of Queen Isabella.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher