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Having formally agreed to marry
“I was convinced that Valérian would not suffer his betrothed bride to be dragged from him at the very steps of the altar.”
In a state of marriage, having been married
The person to whom one is engaged
“The same day that I received from Zurich all the papers of my dear betrothed, and all the relics of my departed love, which I hastened to enclose in the black casket.”
A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship
Already committed in a relationship
Past tense for to promise to give in marriage
“In some countries it has even been customary to betroth girls conditionally before they were born.”
Past tense for to enter into marriage
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