In that culture many years ago, it was customary to be betrothed by one's parents. From LearnThat.org.
Adjective : She is betrothed to that young lieutenant. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : He introduced us to his betrothed. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The couple was betrothed with the approval of both families. From Dictionary.com.
Her first betrothed is still in blood with her family, and both are in blood with her husband's family. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
Her betrothed was a well-to-do young farmer up in Sullivan County. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl of Long Ago] Reference
Had they not, even in their childhood, been called the betrothed pair?. From Wordnik.com. [What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales] Reference
In a moment, he guessed that the tall, handsome man beside his betrothed was his rival. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"They won't hang you," she rejoined with a laugh; "my betrothed is a lieutenant-general.". From Wordnik.com. [Mauprat] Reference
In the kisses and the hand-touch of the betrothed are a zest and exhilaration which stir the blood like wine. From Wordnik.com. [Married Love: or, Love in Marriage] Reference
Seyganko did not have it in him to call his betrothed's father a liar, as Dobanpu did not have it in him to lie. From Wordnik.com. [Conan and The Gods of The Mountain]
You don't mean what is sometimes slangily called betrothed? ". From Wordnik.com. [Jill the Reckless] Reference
The fact that we were both, as she loved to say, "betrothed," should have brought us together. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Was Mademoiselle Charnot betrothed, or was she not?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Kate was betrothed to the son of another pack leader. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Animator Goes To Hollywood] Reference
I was betrothed to you; you were rich and I was poor. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Desvarennes and her betrothed, what would become of her?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
But Ian is the first to meet his betrothed on British soil. From Wordnik.com. [From Russia -- With Love?] Reference
He longed to meet his betrothed, yet feared to know his fate. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"You are dead, since your betrothed is about to marry another.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Such were the thoughts which filled the mind of the envied betrothed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
They had already chosen for her and she was betrothed to Rama Ragobah. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
They were all three there, the betrothed and the father, and so happy!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Now the tabs say she is betrothed to a ventriloquist smitten by her act. From Wordnik.com. [One Year Later: Few Have Emerged Intact] Reference
That his betrothed was lost to him he understood, but he would not admit it. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I must do it, for Marie is my betrothed, and my death is written at Narbonne. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Lona was betrothed in spite of the loathing her parents knew she felt for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
The fool who goes so far away from his betrothed does not deserve her faithfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Micheline uttered a cry of triumph, which made him who had been her betrothed turn pale. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Pierre followed her for a moment with his eyes, then, turning toward his betrothed, said. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Micheline, deferring to her mother's wishes, had decided to allow herself to be betrothed to. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She most wanted to know in what state of mind her daughter's betrothed had arrived in Paris. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She is also, unfortunately, betrothed to Lord Wessex (Colin Firth), an avaricious aristocrat. From Wordnik.com. [Brush Up Your Shakespeare] Reference
But if he have betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
For example, there are children in the developing world who are betrothed before they're born. From Wordnik.com. ['How Bad Things Can Happen'] Reference
He felt so happy that he resolved to do everything in his power to please the mother of his betrothed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He stopped short, astonished at the proposal and also at the sad and resolute attitude of his betrothed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She set down the watering-pot with which she was wetting the linen, and looked anxiously at her betrothed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Micheline's late betrothed, with despair in his heart, allowed his hands to be pressed and wrung in silence. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Pierre has certainly returned to claim his right as betrothed, and Mademoiselle Micheline loves Prince Serge. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In the event of the death of a woman's betrothed shortly before the date of the wedding, she may wear black for. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
But she already had had several offers, and several times public rumor had already declared her to be betrothed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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