Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To promise to give in marriage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To contract to give in marriage to another; promise or pledge one's troth for the marriage of; affiance.
- To engage to take in marriage; pledge one's troth to marry.
- To nominate to a bishopric in order to consecration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman.
- transitive verb To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
- transitive verb To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To promise to give in
marriage . - verb To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb give to in marriage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They call betroth her to another man upon the morn.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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They call betroth her to another man upon the morn.
The Nibelungenlied Daniel Bussier Shumway
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(Soundbite of laughter) Mr. APPIAH: He says I'm either going to cut them up or I'm going to betroth them.
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I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the lord.
FROM THE CROSS TO PENTECOST T. D. JAKES 2010
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(Soundbite of laughter) Mr. APPIAH: He says I'm either going to cut them up or I'm going to betroth them.
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To begin with, this religious teacher surrounded by his students admits that when he sees women who are not totally veiled, quote, "I just want to cut them into bits or betroth them to someone."
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And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
FROM THE CROSS TO PENTECOST T. D. JAKES 2010
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“Much as he loves Your Majesty, the king cannot agree to betroth his beloved son to a—a bride whose legitimacy is not accepted by His Holiness Pope Paul, by the Holy Church itself, nor even by the emperor.”
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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“Much as he loves Your Majesty, the king cannot agree to betroth his beloved son to a—a bride whose legitimacy is not accepted by His Holiness Pope Paul, by the Holy Church itself, nor even by the emperor.”
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
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“Much as he loves Your Majesty, the king cannot agree to betroth his beloved son to a—a bride whose legitimacy is not accepted by His Holiness Pope Paul, by the Holy Church itself, nor even by the emperor.”
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
usenolies commented on the word betroth
To bertoh your soul to another is to plan on the/a union-ship or get "engaged"
January 8, 2023