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betroth someone to someone to promise someone in marriage to someone else. The king betrothed his daughter to a prince from the neighboring kingdom. She betrothed herself to one of the peasant boys from the village. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She operates pragmatically, considering that if she betroths herself to her father's apprentice she will at least get to work alongside him in their planned-for bookshop. 95, ages 10 and up) tells the story of a rural Indian girl, Koly, whose poor parents betroth her, sight unseen, into a family untroubled by her modest dowry. Peddling wares enables the women to act as erotic agents, and, in the marketplace, they betroth themselves to men of their own choosing. |
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