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"Espousal"
Keywords:
betrothal
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troths
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plighting
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plural
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engaged
The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
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the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
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Keywords:
dreary
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brilliancy
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absorption
a dreary absorption of brilliancy
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Keywords:
quarrel
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allying
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adoption
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reception
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society
The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
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the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
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Keywords:
expresed
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tense
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promise
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marry
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future
A promise to marry, expresed in the future tense
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Keywords:
archaic
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wedding
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feast
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terms
archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
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