Hypertext Webster Gateway: "betrothal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Betrothal \Be*troth"al\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
betrothal
n 1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: {troth}, {engagement}]
2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: {espousal}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.