betrothment

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Her beauty, her wit, they were her own; but they had availed her little before her betrothment to Rube.

From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various

And when he gave her the kiss of betrothment her lips grew white.

From Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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

Milder thoughts, we say; and consented to a meeting next autumn, at some half-way station, where their great business might be brought to a happy settlement and betrothment.

From Early Kings of Norway by Carlyle, Thomas