Historically betrothal was a formal contract, blessed or officiated by a religious authority. From LearnThat.org. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothal]
And you have been loth to part with her, even in betrothal. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Life Behind the Purdah] Reference
So maybe Vanderbeek sees the Kovalchuk deal, and the long-term betrothal to the even more important. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
To speak of breaking a betrothal is a serious matter!. From Wordnik.com. [The Frozen Heart]
A betrothal was a very solemn thing, amounting to a definite contract. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of the Reformation] Reference
Soon after this the betrothal was announced of Alexander Liholiho and Emma Rooke. From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen] Reference
“Good!” said the smiling Torres; “it is what you might call a betrothal journey.”. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon] Reference
But there was another kind of betrothal known to the theologians as sponsalia de praesente. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference
"A betrothal is a commitment, and never wilt thou renege. From Wordnik.com. [Juxtaposition]
The betrothal was celebrated with great splendour. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
It was the air which had saluted their betrothal like a fanfare. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Under her gauntlet Lord Percy's betrothal ring chafed her finger. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
In effect, he and Patricia were betrothed -- but such a betrothal!. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
"The lightning is God's seal, and He has set it upon our betrothal.". From Wordnik.com. [Edmond Dantès] Reference
The betrothal took place in the Vatican, in the presence of Julius II. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
Even before Lucretia's new betrothal was settled upon it was rumored in. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
Federico of Naples, consents to betrothal of Alfonso and Lucretia, 110. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
The next day his betrothal with the Princess was celebrated with great pomp. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Angela's betrothal took place in the Vatican in the presence of the ambassador of France. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
They had too plausible an excuse in Fanny's betrothal for Boleslas to refuse to release them. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In a moonlit garden, the eponymous prince has vivid dreams of military glory and royal betrothal. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of Homburg] Reference
In 140 Marcus was raised to the consulship, and in 145 his betrothal was consummated by marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
He was reminded instantly of the tentative betrothal with Patricia, and his misgivings concerning it. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
And at his own request the funeral feast was closed by the public betrothal of Ingeborg and Frithiof. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Shortly after, the betrothal of Miriam Kohn with the learned and wealthy Hirsch Bensef was announced. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
The betrothal took place that very day at Windsor, without a doubt with the consent and permission of my. From Wordnik.com. [Cligés. English] Reference
The lord of Pesaro celebrated his betrothal to his wife, and the Bishop of Concordia delivered a sermon. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
It is not known when the betrothal was set aside, although it may have been shortly after Alexander's death. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
In February, 1491, when Ercole, with most brilliant festivities, celebrated the betrothal of his son Alfonso and. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
Yet inside she was torn, for how could she make him understand that her dreaded betrothal to another was upon them?. From Wordnik.com. [Begonia {part two}] Reference
Young folks, as you love moral purity and virtue, never reciprocate love until you have required the right of betrothal. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
The Marchesa invites a large company of guests to celebrate her daughter's betrothal to the son of a neighboring duchess. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
The betrothal was duly announced and hasty preparations made for the coming ceremony, since delay meant new victims to the plague. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
This, therefore, sufficiently explains the part, personal and official, which the cardinal took in the ceremony of Giulia's betrothal. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
The agony caused by Claudet's betrothal was a matter of course, but this love-for-a-stranger episode was an unexpected and mortal wound. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Lucretia must have been the thought that her father himself might die, for his death would certainly set aside her betrothal to Alfonso. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
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