betrothed
adjective (no other forms); also a noun, «my betrothed» (formal)
Everyday
- Betrothed means promised in marriage, engaged to be married. tree →
- A person's betrothed is the person they are engaged to marry. tree →
In the lessons
in tales the princess and her betrothed are often happy together, and the betrothed is the one chosen for the wedding.
Examples
- Soon after came the Princess and her betrothed. tree →
- The man she is betrothed to is one of my servants. tree →
- The betrothed pair were very happy. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
Legally engaged to a man, so that she is already treated as his wife in law, though the wedding has not yet happened.
Interpretation. The law protects the betrothed woman: unfaithfulness with her is treated like adultery, and the tradition notes that a woman attacked in the open field is not blamed.
Examples
- For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. (Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; (Torah DEU.22.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.' (Prophets 2SA.3.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «betrothed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «betrothed» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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