betrothal
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betrothals
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betrothals
Learner's definition of BETROTHAL
[count]
formal + old-fashioned
1
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the act of promising to marry someone
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engagement
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They kept their betrothal a secret. [=they told no one that they were engaged to be married]
2
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an agreement that two people will be married in the future
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They were both young at the time of their betrothal.
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