Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betrothment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-troth-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English betroth Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English betrothment From betroth + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

betrothments (plural)

Synonyms

betrothal

Questions

What does betrothment mean?: The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
Where does betrothment come from?: Etymology tree English betroth Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English betrothment From betroth + -ment.

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