v. t.
He, in the first flower of my freshest age,
Betrothed me unto the only heir. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ay, and we are betrothed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? Deut. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. “The feast of betrothal.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed; betrothal. [ 1913 Webster ]