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espousals

espousals is the plural of espousal.

Meaning of espousal

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.

Questions about espousals

What is espousals the plural of?
Espousals is the plural of espousal.

Words near espousals in the dictionary

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

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