betroth
Pledge to wed
To betroth is to promise in marriage, either by pledging oneself or by arranging for another: The king betrothed his daughter to a foreign prince.
The word is formal and old-fashioned, appearing mostly in historical or literary contexts.
The noun betrothal is the engagement itself, and one's betrothed is one's fiancé or fiancée.
Formal union between partners
- wedlockState of being spouses
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- spouseMarried partner
- husbandMarried man's role
wife · conjugal · matrimonial · partnership · alliance · espousal · marital · joined
Man pledged to marry
- fiancéeEngaged woman
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- ringClosed curve shape
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
affiance · plight · banns · premarital · intention · announce · courtship · suitor
Binding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- plightDifficult, dangerous situation
bond · word · assurance · commitment · consent · agreement · declaration · avowal
Marriage rite and feast
processional · vows · reception · celebration · festivity · bride · groom · bridesmaids
marriage
Formal union between partners
husband · wife · conjugal · matrimonial · partnership · alliance · espousal · marital · joined · wedded
fiancé
Man pledged to marry
- fiancéeEngaged woman
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- ringClosed curve shape
proposal · affiance · plight · banns · premarital · intention · announce · courtship · suitor · promise
pledge
Binding promise given
plight · bond · word · assurance · commitment · consent · agreement · declaration · avowal · swear
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
officiant · processional · vows · reception · celebration · festivity · bride · groom · bridesmaids · invitations
- weddingwedding, wedding ring, marry, wedding ceremony, wedding rings
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- betrothal giftsItems exchanged upon engagement