betrothal

• Nom désignant l'engagement mutuel formel ou l'accord de mariage, ou l'acte de fiançailles.

A noun referring to a formal mutual promise or agreement to marry, or the act of becoming engaged.

1. Promise to marryC1formal

   A formal mutual agreement or promise between two people to marry each other.

   Promesse de mariage

   • Their betrothal was announced at a family gathering.
   • The betrothal was sealed with the exchange of rings.
   • In some cultures, betrothal is as binding as marriage.

   Synonymesaffianceengagementespousaltroth

2. Act of engagementC1formal

   The state or ceremony of becoming formally engaged to be married.

   Fiançailles

   • The betrothal ceremony took place in the village church.
   • She accepted his betrothal with joy.
   • The betrothal period lasted for one year before the wedding.

   Synonymesaffianceengagementespousal