betroth to



betroth someone to someone

to promise someone in marriage to someone else. The king betrothed his daughter to a prince from the neighboring kingdom. She betrothed herself to one of the peasant boys from the village.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Africa (2)-Irish, Scottish
Fahima-Arabic
Yevgeniyayev-GYE-nee-yah, eev-GYE-nee-yahRussian
LynLINEnglish
Dervila-Irish
Loane-French