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betrothal noun

  /bɪˈtɹoʊ.ðəl/ , /bɪˈtɹɐʉ.ðəl/ , /bɪˈtɹəʉ.ðəl/ , /bɪˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/
  • The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.
 kihlaus, kihlautuminen

betroth verb

  /-ˈtɹɔθ/ , /-ˈtɹəʊθ/ , /bəˈtɹoʊð/ , /bɪˈtɹɐʉð/ , /bɪˈtɹəʉð/ , /bɪˈtɹəʊð/
  • (archaic) Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
 kihlata, kihlautua
  • (Christianity, archaic) Of God: to enter into a relationship with (believers, or the church as a whole); also, of a priest: to pledge (himself) to the church prior to being consecrated as a bishop.
 lupautua
  • (archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.
 luvata puolisoksi

betrothed noun

  /bɪˈtɹəʊðd/ , /bɪˈtɹəʊθt/
  • One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
 kihlattu
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