espousal

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A betrothal.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A wedding ceremony.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English espousal, espousaille, from Old French espousailles, from Latin sponsalia (“a betrothal”), neuter plural of sponsalis, from spōnsus (“one betrothed, a spouse”); see spouse.

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