• (n.) The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/betrothal/
promise or engagement between a man and a woman that they will be married. In societies in which premarital sexual relations are condoned or in ... [3 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/57
Be·troth'al noun The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. 'The feast of betrothal .' Longfellow. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/44