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ESPOUSALS
Noun
espousals
plural of espousal
Source: Wiktionary
ESPOUSAL
Es*pous"al, n. Etym: [OF. espousailles, pl., F. Ă©pousailles, L. sponsalia, fr. sponsalis belonging to betrothal or espousal. See Espouse, and cf. Sponsal, Spousal.]
1. The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
2. The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel. The open espousal of his cause. Lord Orford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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