NOUN | communication | troth, betrothal, engagement | a mutual promise to marry |
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communication | troth, plight | a solemn pledge of fidelity |
Sounds | trao'th; trow'th | |
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Rhymes | broth ... washcloth: 9 rhymes with aoth... | |
both ... undergrowth: 10 rhymes with owth... |
Meaning | A mutual promise to marry. | |
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Synonyms | betrothal, engagement | |
Narrower | ringing | The giving of a ring as a token of engagement |
Broader | promise | A verbal / verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future |
Spanish | compromiso matrimonial, desposorios, esponsales, promesa |
Meaning | A solemn pledge of fidelity. | |
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Synonym | plight | |
Broader | assurance, pledge | A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something |
Spanish | compromiso, promesa |
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