betrothment

Example Sentences

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She was eighteen and adorable, but her mother would not hear to a betrothment.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Her early betrothment to King Erik Christopherson had been one of the conditions of his release from Nordborg Castle, after he was taken prisoner in the war with Duke Waldemar's father.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

Last Thursday Countess L. opened the season with an unusual event—a betrothment ball.

From The Cross of Berny by Fendall, Florence

He was more frightened than anybody at the moment the owl cried, on your betrothment night, when you fancied that Nipen had carried off Oddo.

From Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" by Martineau, Harriet

Marriage is invariably preceded by betrothment; and the couple must then wait two years before their union can take place, according to the law of the Cales.

From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by Borrow, George Henry