BETROTH


Meaning of BETROTH in English

[ bɪ'trəʊδ , -θ ]

■ verb ( be ~ed ) dated be formally engaged to be married.

■ noun ( one's ~ed ) the person to whom one is engaged.

Derivatives

~al noun

Origin

ME betreuthe : from be- + truth .

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