betroth
21betroth — v.tr. (usu. as betrothed adj.) bind with a promise to marry. Derivatives: betrothal n. Etymology: ME f. BE + trouthe, treuthe TRUTH, later assim. to TROTH …
22Betrothed — Betroth Be*troth , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be + troth, i. e., truth. See {Truth}.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used esp. of a… …
23Betrothing — Betroth Be*troth , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be + troth, i. e., truth. See {Truth}.] 1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; used esp. of a… …
24Promise — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Promise >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 promise promise undertaking word troth plight pledge parole word of honor vow Sgm: N 1 oath oath &c.(affirmation) 535 Sgm: N 1 profes …
25es|pouse — «ehs POWZ», transitive verb, poused, pous|ing. 1. to take up or make one s own; adopt: »Late in life he espoused a new religion. SYNONYM(S): embrace. 2. to marry. 3. to promise, engage, or bestow in marriage; …
26List of Jewish prayers and blessings — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …
27Hosea 2 — 1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her… …
28trothplight — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English trouth plight, from trouth troth + plight archaic : a solemn pledge usually to enter into the married estate II. transitive verb Etymology …
29Desponsate — De*spon sate, v. t. [L. desponsatus, p. p. of desponsare, intens. of despondere to betroth. See {Despond}.] To betroth. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] …
30Espouse — Es*pouse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espoused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espousing}.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. [ e]pouser, L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p. of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. {Spouse}.] 1. To… …
