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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesponsales
Pronunciation / Transliteration: esponˈsales
"Los esponsales reales fueron celebrados con gran pompa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The formal state of being engaged to be married; a mutual promise or contract for future marriage.
"The families gathered to celebrate the formal betrothal of the young couple." - 2
A historical or ceremonial agreement establishing a marital contract, often arranged by parents or communities.
"In medieval times, a royal betrothal was often arranged to secure political alliances between nations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'betrothed', which stems from Old English 'be-trothian', combining the prefix 'be-' with 'troth' meaning truth or faith. It entered formal usage in the late medieval period to describe the sacred mutual promise or contract of marriage between two families or individuals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Betrothal" is said worldwide
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fiançailles
Transliteration: fiyɑ̃saj
"Leurs fiançailles ont été annoncées le mois dernier."
Verlobung
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈloːbʊŋ
"Die Verlobung wurde im Kreis der Familie gefeiert."
fidanzamento
Transliteration: fidantsaˈmento
"Il loro fidanzamento è durato oltre due anni."
esponsales
Transliteration: esponˈsales
"Los esponsales reales fueron celebrados con gran pompa."
noivado
Transliteration: nojˈvadu
"O noivado durou o inverno inteiro antes do casamento."
सगाई
Transliteration: sagaai
"पारंपरिक रीति-रिवाजों के साथ उनकी सगाई संपन्न हुई।"
订婚
Transliteration: dìnghūn
"他们的订婚仪式在春季举行。"
약혼
Transliteration: yakhon
"두 사람은 오랜 교제 끝에 약혼을 발표했다."
婚約
Transliteration: konyaku
"彼らの婚約は家族全員によって祝福されました。"
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