Betroth — Defs

01 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.

imp. & p. p. Betrothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Betrothing

1.
To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of a woman.
“He, in the first flower of my freshest age, Betrothed me unto the only heir.” — Spenser.

“Ay, and we are betrothed.” — Shak.
2.
To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.
“What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her?” — Deut. xx. 7.
3.
To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.