betrothal

How To Use betrothal In A Sentence

• Some initiation ceremony perhaps or unspoken betrothal?
• The process that the Waynes chose, called betrothal, requires a man and woman to make a binding commitment to marry before beginning any romantic -- much less physical -- relationship. It Takes More Than Two
• Italian rabbis divided on the question whether the number of witnesses to a betrothal should be the talmudic pair or ten, reflecting a clear need for more to enhance supervision of the proceedings. Italy, Early Modern.
• It could be the same one I encountered on the road the night before the Prince's betrothal. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
• This speech does not report the movement of the betrothal message, from kingly words recounted, to messenger, to scroll, to herald's voice.
• The betrothal was arranged by the parents as a strictly business contract.
• And the keep and the town are full of Outislander folk and nobility from the other duchies for the Prince's betrothal. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
• Ne Temere_, which means, "The Form of Betrothal and Marriage according to the _Ne Temere_ Decree. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation
• He wrote, `I was saddened to see that your injury prevented you from joining in the dancing at my betrothal festivities. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
• Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘plighting the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.