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be·troth

 transitive verb \bi-ˈtrōth, -ˈtrȯth, bē-\

Definition of BETROTH

1

: to promise to marry

2

: to give in marriage

Origin of BETROTH

Middle English, from be- + trouthe truth, troth

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado,intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with BETROTH

breechcloth, broadcloth, cheesecloth, clothes moth,dishcloth, drop cloth, facecloth, floorcloth, grass cloth,ground cloth, ground sloth,...

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