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91Marriage — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Marriage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 marriage marriage matrimony wedlock union intermarriage miscegenation the bonds of marriage vinculum matrimonii nuptial tie GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 married state married state …
92affiant — [ə fʌɪənt] noun US Law a person who makes an affidavit. Origin C19: from Fr., pres. participle of afier, from med. L. affidare (see affiance) …
93be affianced — literary be engaged to marry. → affiance …
94betroth — v. a. Affiance, plight, pledge in marriage, engage to marry …
95engage — I. v. a. 1. Pledge, commit, promise, bind, put under pledge. 2. Plight, affiance, betroth, promise or pledge in marriage. 3. Enlist, induce to serve. 4. Gain, win, attach, attract, allure, entertain, draw, fix, arrest, gain over. 5. Occupy,… …
96betroth — v engage, affiance, plight, plight one s troth, espouse, bind, give one s hand, bestow one s hand upon, publish the banns, Archaic. handfast, Obs. affy; contract, covenant, settle, establish, make or strike a bargain, come to terms; agree, enter… …
97betrothal — n engagement, espousal, plighting, be trothment, sponsalia; vow, marriage compact, subar rhation, Archaic. affiance, Archaic. handfast; contract, compact, covenant, pact, settlement, agreement, understanding …
98engage — v 1. occupy, employ, busy, engross, absorb; entertain, divert, amuse; hold, secure, tie up. 2. employ, hire, enlist, enroll, take on, Inf. take on board, bring aboard, put to work, put on the payroll; sign up, sign, retain, book, reserve;… …
99engagement — n 1. promise, word, word of honor, parole, pledge, vow, oath; guarantee, warranty, compact, contract, covenant, treaty; obligation, commitment; deal, pact, bargain; agreement, arrangement, acknowledgment, stipulation. 2. betrothal, betrothment,… …
100pledge — n 1. promise, assurance, word, word of honor, Archaic. troth, vow, oath, sworn statement, Archaic. plight; endorsement, testimonial, attestation; contract, compact, covenant, obligation, engagement, agreement; guarantee, guaranty, warrant,… …
