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• n  the person to whom you are engaged
• v  give to in marriage
• s  pledged to be married

• In their first betrothed public appearance, the Prince of Wales, 56, smiled and blushed while Parker Bowles, 57, showed off her ring and giddily declared, "I'm just coming down to .
• Puritani takes place in Cromwell's England, where the Cavalier hero daringly dupes the Roundheads, but in the process is forced to abandon his betrothed, Elvira, who goes insane.
• It took almost a year before communist officials granted Giegie and her betrothed, a 25-year-old rebel called Dods, permission to date.

• betroth
• engage
• affiance
• plight
• bespoken

News & Articles

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• The CW's 'Reign' casts two recurring characters: Who will they play?
  Though most of The CW's upcoming fall lineup of new and returning shows are genre-based (with the exception of "The Carrie Diaries" and "Hart of Dixie"), the intriguing new period drama "Reign" is gaining a lot of buzz.The new series tells the previously unknown and untold story of Mary Queen of Scots' rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and ...
  July 24, 2013 - Zap2It

Quotes

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• Russell Brand in Mirror.co.uk
  I've seen it all -- from the toxic bachelor to the happily betrothed, from the modelizers to Mr. Big. Women today are charting new territory: balancing busy careers with their families and trying to find time for all the relationships in their... Candace Bushnell http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Bushnell&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFUPx5NiVysG7BS21Rr6tNQcE1Kog PhysOrg.com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.physorg.com/news11477.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG2xxH-8qnAyMkpecFbkr9fuRNDLw Mar 7, 2006 9729 13521 betrothed West Ham fan Brand, 32, said: I saw a beautiful woman sashaying through the throng. I darted after her till she elegantly revealed she was betrothed to England's most naturally gifted player, Joe Cole. I mistakenly attempted to chat up Joe Cole's...
• Jackie Kay in Telegraph.co.uk
  My mum rolled the word betrothed round on her tongue like an old fashioned sweetie,says Kay. "I'm sure I'ma writer because of the way my mum told me stories. My brother's story of adoption and mine were the two first big real stories I...