
1) Acceptance 2) Adoption 3) Spousage
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1) Adoption of a cause 2) Advocacy 3) Bridal 4) Favorable reception 5) French word used in English 6) Marriage 7) Marriage ceremony 8) Taking up of a cause 9) Wedding
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- the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
- archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
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• (n.) The uniting or allying one`s self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel. • (n.) 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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Es·pous'al noun [ Old French
espousailles , plural, French
épousailles , Latin
sponsalia , from
sponsalis belonging to betrothal or espousal. See
Espouse , and confer
Sponsal ,
Spousal .]
1. The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in...
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1) A promise between two people that they will marry each other. 2) Taking up an idea or cause.
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adoption or advocacy, as of a cause or principle. · Sometimes, · a marriage ceremony. · an engagement or betrothal celebration.
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