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espousal

/əˈspaʊzl̩/

espousal noun: a betrothal.

Noun

espousal (countable and uncountable, plural espousals)

  1. A betrothal.
    • So he pressed her again and again with advice on the matter of espousals; but she ever opposed to him refusals, till at last she turned upon him angrily and cried, "O my father, if thou name matrimony to me once more, I will go into my chamber and take a sword, and, fixing its hilt on the ground...1949, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces
  2. A wedding ceremony.
  3. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

espousal meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

espousal in Tamil

பின்பற்றுதல், தழுவல்

espousal in Urdu

منگنی, شادی

espousal in Malayalam

embracing, adoption, acceptance
വരിക്കൽ, പിന്താങ്ങൽ, സ്വീകരിക്കൽ, ദത്തെടുപ്പ്, കെെക്കൊള്ളൽ, ആശ്ലേഷിക്കൽ

espousal in Kannada

ಮದುವೆ, ವಿವಾಹ

Forms of espousal

pluralespousals

Origin of espousal

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. By surface analysis, espouse + -al.

Words formed from espousal

Words that rhyme with espousal

Questions about espousal

What does espousal mean?
Espousal means a betrothal.
What is espousal in Tamil?
Espousal in Tamil is பின்பற்றுதல், தழுவல். See Espousal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is espousal?
Espousal is a noun.
How do you pronounce espousal?
Espousal is pronounced /əˈspaʊzl̩/.
What is the plural of espousal?
The plural of espousal is espousals.

Words near espousal in the dictionary

  1. esport
  2. esports
  3. Esposito
  4. espousable
  5. espousage
  6. espousal
  7. espousals
  8. espouse
  9. espoused
  10. espousement
  11. espousements

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: espousal (page history and authors); espousal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); espousal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); espousal (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); espousal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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