betroths
Pledges in marriage
Betroths is the third-person singular of betroth, meaning to promise in marriage or formally engage to wed.
The word is archaic or literary: He betroths his daughter to the neighboring lord's son.
The noun betrothal remains more current than the verb.
Commitment to wed or attend
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- trothPledged word of loyalty
- affiancePledge in marriage
plight · promise · covenant · compact · word · assurance · guarantee · undertaking
Marriage rite and feast
officiant · chapel · aisle · bride · groom · reception · celebration · toast
Formal union between partners
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- wedlockState of being spouses
- spouseMarried partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
husband · wife · fiancé · fiancée · match · pairing · conjugal · alliance
Marital property transfer
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
- arrangedPut into order
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- trousseauBride's gathered possessions
brideprice · consent · chivalry · customs · rituals · handfasting · kinship · lineage
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
affiance · plight · promise · covenant · compact · word · assurance · guarantee · undertaking · obligation
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
ring · officiant · chapel · aisle · bride · groom · reception · celebration · toast · bouquet
marriage
Formal union between partners
partner · husband · wife · fiancé · fiancée · match · pairing · conjugal · alliance · togetherness
dowry
Marital property transfer
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
- arrangedPut into order
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
trousseau · brideprice · consent · chivalry · customs · rituals · handfasting · kinship · lineage · ancestry
betrothsdivorces
Legal ends to marriages
annuls · jilts · separates · spurns · disengages
- betrothal giftsItems exchanged upon engagement