betrothal

English

Etymology

betroth +‎ -al

Noun

betrothal (countable and uncountable, plural betrothals)

The act of betrothing
the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people

Synonyms

Translations

mutual promise

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Aromanian: isozmã f, arãvoanã f
Bulgarian: годеж m (godež), бракосъчетание (bg) n (brakosǎčetanie)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 定親 (zh), 定亲 (zh) (dìngqīn), 婚約 (zh), 婚约 (zh) (hūnyuē)
Czech: zasnoubení n
Dutch: verloving (nl) f, ondertrouw (nl) m
Finnish: kihlaus (fi), kihlautuminen (fi)
French: accordailles (fr) f pl, fiançailles (fr) f pl
German: Verlobung (de) f, Verlöbnis n
Greek: αρραβώνας (el) m (arravónas), αρραβώνιασμα (el) n (arravóniasma)

Japanese: 婚約 (ja) (こんやく, kon'yaku)
Korean: 약혼 (ko) (yak-hon)
Maori: moumouranga
Polish: zaręczyny (pl) pl
Portuguese: esponsais (pt) m pl, noivado (pt) m
Romanian: logodnă (ro) f
Russian: помо́лвка (ru) f (pomólvka), обруче́ние (ru) n (obručénije)
Scottish Gaelic: rèiteach m
Spanish: esponsales m pl, palabra de matrimonio f, promesa de matrimonio f
Tagalog: talimbuhol
Vietnamese: sự đính hôn (vi)

References

betrothal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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