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Verb: betroth  bi'trowdh
Usage: archaic
  1. Give to in marriage
    "The Sages commanded that one should not betroth his daughter when she is a minor";
    - engage, affiance [literary], plight [archaic]

Derived forms: betrothing, betrothed, betroths

Type of: vow

Encyclopedia: Betroth

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Bethune
betide
betimes
bêtise
betoken
betony
betray
betrayal
betrayer
betroth
betrothal
betrothed
betrothment
Betsy Griscom Ross
Betsy Ross
Bette Davis
better
better half
better off
better safe than sorry