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Noun: espousal  e'spawzul
  1. A wedding or wedding feast
    - bridal [archaic]
     
  2. The act of becoming betrothed or engaged
    - betrothal
     
  3. The act of accepting with approval; favourable reception
    - adoption, acceptance, acceptation

Derived forms: espousals

See also: espouse

Type of: approval, approving, blessing, marriage, marriage ceremony, rite, ritual, wedding

Nearest

especial
especially
Esperantido
Esperanto
espial
espionage
espionage agent
espionage network
esplanade
Espoo
espousal
espouse
espresso
espresso maker
espresso shop
esprit
esprit de corps
esprit de l'escalier
espy
Esq
-esque