pledge+in+marriage
21engage — I. v. a. 1. Pledge, commit, promise, bind, put under pledge. 2. Plight, affiance, betroth, promise or pledge in marriage. 3. Enlist, induce to serve. 4. Gain, win, attach, attract, allure, entertain, draw, fix, arrest, gain over. 5. Occupy,… …
22marry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See marriage. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take a spouse] Syn. wed, espouse, enter the matrimonial state, contract matrimony, promise in marriage, pledge in marriage, mate, take a helpmate, lead to… …
23court — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French curt, court, from Latin cohort , cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co + hort , hors (akin to hortus garden) more at yard Date: 12th century 1. a. the… …
24Desponsories — Desponsory De*spon so*ry, n.; pl. {Desponsories}. A written pledge of marriage. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] …
25Desponsory — De*spon so*ry, n.; pl. {Desponsories}. A written pledge of marriage. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] …
26affiance — 1. verb To be betrothed to; to promise to marry. 2. noun A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage. I that Ladie to my spouse had wonne; / Accord of friends, consent of parents soug …
27desponsory — noun A written pledge of marriage …
28wedlock — O.E. wedlac pledge giving, marriage vow, from wed + lac, noun suffix meaning actions or proceedings, practice, attested in about a dozen O.E. compounds (Cf. feohtlac warfare ), but this is the only surviving example. Suffix altered by folk… …
29hand — noun 1》 the end part of the arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb. ↘[as modifier] operated by or held in the hand. ↘[as modifier or in combination] done or made manually. 2》 a pointer on a clock or watch indicating… …
30betroth — v. a. Affiance, plight, pledge in marriage, engage to marry …
