Bible Dictionaries
Betroth
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.
(2):
(v. t.) To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
(3):
(v. t.) To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; - used esp. of a woman.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Betroth'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/betroth.html. 1828.