Betroth
91Wedding — Wed Wed, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan.… …
92espouse — transitive verb (espoused; espousing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French espuser, from Late Latin sponsare to betroth, from Latin sponsus betrothed more at spouse Date: 15th century 1. marry 2. to take up and support as a cause ; become …
93fiancé — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from past participle of fiancer to promise, betroth, from Old French fiancier, from fiance promise, trust, from fier to trust, from Vulgar Latin *fidare, alteration of Latin fidere more at bide Date:… …
94affiance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from affier to pledge, trust, from Medieval Latin affidare to pledge, from Latin ad + Vulgar Latin *fidare to trust more at fiancé Date: 14th century archaic trust, confidence II. transitive… …
95contract — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin contractus, from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com + trahere to draw Date: 14th century 1. a. a binding agreement between two or more persons or …
96promise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send forth, promise, from pro forth + mittere to send Date: 15th century 1. a. a declaration that one will do or refrain… …
97spouse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French espus (masculine) & espuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus betrothed man, groom & sponsa betrothed woman, bride, both from sponsus, past participle of spondēre to promise, betroth; akin to Greek …
98troth — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trouth, from Old English trēowth more at truth Date: 12th century 1. loyal or pledged faithfulness ; fidelity < pledged my troth > 2. one s pledged word < I don t remember the details or, by my troth, even the… …
99trothplight — I. transitive verb Date: 14th century archaic betroth II. noun Date: 1513 archaic betrothal …
100Abba Arika — (175–247) (Talmudic Aramaic: tm. אבא אריכא) (born Abba bar Aybo) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora (commentator on the Oral Law) of the 3rd century who established at Sura the systematic study of the rabbinic… …
