[bĭ-trōTHd́, -trôtht́]
(adj.)Engaged to be married.
(n.)A person to whom one is engaged to be married.
See also: betroth
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Contents | Index ... Betrothed really meant married. A man could not renounce her except by divorce. If he died during the betrothal she was legally declared a widow. If she was unfaithful she could be punished for adultery.
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Betrothal (also called espousal ) is a formal state of engagement to be married. Historically betrothal was a formal contract, blessed or officiated by a religious authority. Betrothal was binding ...
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The Betrothed (orig. Italian: ) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three volumes. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel of the Ital...
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•The Betrothed (Manzoni novel) - translation of the Italian I promessi Sposi •The Betrothed (1825 novel), a novel by Sir Walter Scott •The Betrothed (Kipling poem), published in 1886
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There arises, secondly, owing to an ecclesiastical law, a diriment impediment, known as "public decency", extending to relatives in the first degree of the parties betrothed. Hence, a marriage contracted between the male party to a betrothal and the mother, sister, or daughter of the other party;
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In most cultures, the betrothed couple is expected to spend much time together, learning about each other. In some historical cultures (including Colonial North America ), the betrothal was essentially a trial marriage, with marriage only being required in cases of conception of a child.
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Betrothed Young Woman - On Rape & Murder; BETROTHED YOUNG WOMAN – ON RAPE & MURDER; Background; Among the biblical legal texts that deal with the status of women in relationships and society is a description of the fate of an engaged woman who is raped.
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