betrothal

2 definitions found

betrothal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Betrothal \Be*troth"al\, n.
     The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a
     mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage
     between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. "The
     feast of betrothal." --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

betrothal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  betrothal
      n 1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth,
           engagement]
      2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: betrothal,
         espousal]