Betrothal

What do we mean by betrothal?

The act of betrothing or the fact of being betrothed. noun

A mutual promise to marry; an engagement. noun

The act of betrothing; betrothment. noun

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. noun

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. noun

A mutual promise to marry noun

The act of becoming betrothed or engaged noun

The act of betrothing.

The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.

Words that are spelled similarly to betrothal:
betrothal, betrothed, betroth, betroths, betrothals.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word betrothal:
alys, betrothed, sansa, bridegroom, annulled, groom, dowry, bride, crowning, mayflower, consented, boles, constance, leiden, wedding, isabella, burgundy, vows, marriage, wed, adultery, heiress, gifts, beatrice, marry, blanche, blessing, agnes, ceremony, widowed, rings, engagement, duchess, niece, pasha, bohemian, aragon, princess, brittany, cousins, marcus, feast, consent, cousin, aunt, scots, monastery, heir, catherine, daughter, eldest, portrait, viii, gift, broken, joan, secretly, margaret, marie, couple, arranged, genesis, virgin, anne, divorce, philip, binding, promise, celebrated, ring, prince, emperor, maria, hebrew, accomplished, nicholas, duke, henry, otto, married, negotiations, dissolved, king, custom, gospel, shah, formal, sister, promised, cancelled, mary, throne, husband, anna, count, hugh, queen, payment, actual, proposal.

Adjectives that are often used to describe betrothal:
formal, infant, early, solemn, spiritual, public, own, secret, prior, second, official, previous, long, broken, earlier, strange, child, valid, royal, actual, mere, double, happy, regular, mystical, private, recent, original, possible, impending, former, informal, perpetual, brief, immediate, elizabethan, mock, mystic, irrevocable, subsequent, definite, divine, preliminary, alleged, forthcoming, imminent, hasty, prenatal, primitive, mysterious, sudden, binding, forced, sacred, ceremonial, childish, dee, heavenly, eternal, speedy, indissoluble, intended, clandestine, symbolic, unexpected, unwanted, glad, ceremonious, promised, abominable, nocturnal, conditional.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective betrothal:
gifts, ceremony, ring, rings, ceremonies, marriage, gift, customs, contracts, presents, period, scene, negotiations, money, feast, union, contract, arrangements, kisses, rites, offerings, cards, parties, marriages, agreements, rite, heiress, certificates, party, visits, rights, token.

Words that sound like betrothal:
betrothal, betrothals, betrothing, betrayal, brothel, betrothed, bitterful, betroth, bitter pill, betroths, betrayals, barthel, bottrell, betraying, patrial, burial, botryoidal, paternal, boreal, bittle, brothels, bothell, petrel, bedraggle, brockel, buitrago, betul, beer bottle, benthal, bill russell, buttressing, berattle.