Meaning & use
betrothal
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A formal agreement or promise to marry; an engagement.
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Their betrothal was announced at a small family gathering months before the wedding.
In the story, the betrothal had been arranged by the two families when the children were still young.
A note on using this word
A somewhat formal or literary word today; 'engagement' is far more common in everyday speech, though 'betrothal' still appears in historical or ceremonial contexts.
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