promise+in+marriage
101betrothal — betrothment, betrothal Mutual promise of marriage; the plighting of troth; a mutual promise or contract between a man and woman competent to make it, to marry at a future time …
102betrothment — betrothment, betrothal Mutual promise of marriage; the plighting of troth; a mutual promise or contract between a man and woman competent to make it, to marry at a future time …
103betroth — [bē trōth′, bētrôth′; bitrōth′, bitrôth′] vt. [ME bitrouthen < be , BE + treuthe < OE treowth, truth] 1. Obs. to promise to marry 2. to promise in marriage [to betroth a daughter] …
104engagement — [en gāj′mənt, ingāj′mənt] n. 1. an engaging or being engaged; specif., a) a promise; pledge b) a promise of marriage; betrothal c) an arrangement to go somewhere, do something, meet someone, etc.; appointment d) employment or period of employment …
105plight — plight1 [plīt] n. [ME plit, state, condition < Anglo Fr for OFr pleit, a fold, way of folding, condition (see PLAIT): sense infl. by ME plight < OE pliht: see PLIGHT2] a condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or… …
106Johannes Gutenberg — Infobox Person | name = Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg other names = caption = birth date = circa 1398 birth place = Mainz, Electorate of Mainz death date = death date|1468|2|3|mf=y death place = Mainz, Electorate of Mainz death… …
107Raymond FitzGerald — Raymond or Redmond FitzGerald, nicknamed Le Gros, (died between 1189 and 1200 [See Orpen, volume 2, p. 42] ) was a Cambro Norman commander during the Norman conquest of Ireland.He was the son of William FitzGerald, brother of Odo de Carew and… …
108Louis Juchereau de St. Denis — Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis (17 September 1676 11 June 1744) was born in Beauport, New France (Quebec, Canada) to Nicolas Juchereau and Marie Thérèse Giffard, the eleventh of twelve children. St. Denis was a French Canadian soldier and… …
109Ages of consent in North America — The ages of consent for sexual activity vary by jurisdiction across North America. OverviewThe age of consent is the age at or above which a person is considered to have the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity. Both partners must be of… …
110John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany — John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Bargany, ( c. 1640 – May 15, 1693) was a British peer whose family fortunes were deeply implicated in the struggles over Presbyterianism and the Church of England during the Interregnum and the Monmouth Rebellion. He was… …
