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41engagement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. betrothal, obligation, promise, agreement, pledge; appointment, interview; occupation, employment; battle, action, skirmish, brush, encounter. See duty, business, contention, sociality, marriage. II… …
42Doukas, Constantine — 1) Son of Andronikos Doukas (q.v.), and, like his father, a famous military commander under Leo VI (q.v.). Also like his father, his career ended tragically. He was a strategos (q.v.) of Charsianon, and subsequently domestikos ton scholon (q.v …
43Frederick I Barbarossa — Successor to Conrad III (q.v.) as king of Germany (q.v.) from 1152 1190; crowned western emperor in 1155. Frederick competed with Manuel I Komnenos (q.v.) for control over Italy and Hungary (qq.v.). Manuel I s invasion of southern Italy in… …
44betroth — (v.) c.1300, betrouthen, from bi , here probably with a sense of thoroughly, + M.E. treowðe truth, from O.E. treowðe truth, a pledge (see TROTH (Cf. troth)). Related: BETROTHED (Cf. Betrothed); betrothing …
45betrothal — (n.) 1844, from BETROTH (Cf. betroth) + AL (Cf. al) (2). Earlier in same sense were betrothment (1580s), betrothing (14c.) …
46proposing — prÉ™ pəʊzɪŋ n. putting forth for consideration, offering, raising an offer; offering marriage, betrothing, becoming engaged pro·pose || prÉ™ pəʊz v. suggest, recommend; tender; make an offer of marriage …
47betrothal — n.; (also betrothment) Engagement, betrothing, affiancing, plighting …
48espousal — n. 1. Espousing, betrothing, affiancing, plighting. 2. Adoption, defence, support, maintenance …
49espousals — n. pl. Betrothment, betrothal, betrothing, plighting, affiancing, pledging in marriage …
50contract — n 1. compact, covenant, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; settlement, arrangement, understanding, agreement, gentleman s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation, Sl. hit, Sl. death… …
