betroth

Definitions


[bɪˈtrəʊθ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- formally engage (someone) to be married
(e.g: in no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English betreuthe: from be- (expressing transitivity) + truth. The change in the second syllable was due to association with troth




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