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Verb: betroth  bi'trowdh
  1. Give to in marriage
    "The Sages commanded that one should not betroth his daughter when she is a minor"
    - engage, affiance, plight

Derived forms: betrothed, betrothing, betroths

See also: betrothal

Type of: vow

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Bethlehem-Judah
Bethune
betide
betimes
bêtise
betoken
betony
betray
betrayal
betrayer
betroth
betrothal
betrothed
betrothment
Betsy Griscom Ross
Betsy Ross
Bette Davis
better
better half
better off
bettering