betrothed

• Terme désuet pour une personne qui est fiancée et sur le point de se marier.

An old-fashioned term for someone who is engaged to be married.

1. Engaged to be marriedC1formal

   Formally promised to marry someone.

   fiancé

   • She is betrothed to a wealthy merchant.
   • The betrothed couple exchanged rings at the ceremony.
   • He was betrothed to his childhood sweetheart.

   Synonymesengagedpledged

   Antonymessingleunattachedunengagedunpromised

• Nom désignant la personne avec laquelle quelqu'un est fiancé ; le fiancé ou la fiancée.

A noun referring to a person to whom one is engaged to be married; a fiancé or fiancée.

1. Fiancé or FiancéeC1formal

   A person to whom someone is engaged to be married.

   Fiancé(e)

   • He introduced his betrothed to the family at dinner.
   • The betrothed exchanged rings during the ceremony.
   • She wrote a letter to her betrothed, who was away at war.

   Synonymesintended

• Verbe littéraire ou archaïque signifiant fiancer officiellement quelqu'un en vue du mariage; promettre en mariage à quelqu'un.

An archaic verb meaning to formally engage someone to be married; to promise in marriage.

1. Promise in marriageC2formal

   To formally promise someone in marriage, often used in historical or formal contexts.

   Fiancer

   • The king betrothed his daughter to a neighboring prince.
   • They were betrothed at a young age by their families.
   • He betrothed his son to the merchant's daughter.

   Synonymesaffianceengageespouseplight