betrothal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++be·troth·al /bɪˈtrəʊðəl $ -ˈtroʊ-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned SSFMARRYan agreement that two people will be married 订婚；婚约 SYN engagement
Examples from the Corpus
betrothal• A spot on a collar can spoil a betrothal.• But betrothal began to wear on Margarett.• As for Richard's betrothal nothing came of it.• In February 1173 he met Humbert at Montferrat in the Auvergne to finalize the details of the betrothal.• So the betrothal was arranged and the marriage soon followed.• All at once Jehan realised that Jehana had not yet given her reasons for consenting to betrothal with Alexei.• Some initiation ceremony perhaps or unspoken betrothal?be·troth·al nounChineseSyllable
be two an will married Corpus agreement that people
betrothal
be‧troth‧al /bɪˈtrəʊðəl $ -ˈtroʊ-/
noun [countable] old-fashioned
an agreement that two people will be married
SYN engagement
be‧troth‧al /bɪˈtrəʊðəl $ -ˈtroʊ-/
noun [countable] old-fashionedan agreement that two people will be married
SYN engagement