°past tense of betroth.
"1901: American Standard Version of the Bible, Luke 1:27, read at - A virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph."
noun
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In Passing messageboard read at on 16 May 2006,
Pffft - We both hated using that word [fiancé], and were constantly trying to use alternatives such as "betrothed" and "
intended"."