Meaning of the word betrothal in English

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betrothal

US /bɪˈtroʊ.ðəl/
UK /bɪˈtroʊ.ðəl/

Noun

1.

a formal promise to marry someone:

Example:
The play revolves round the betrothal of a duke to a doctor's daughter.
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