betrothed

• This is by no means the same plot as that of the stories recounted by Liebrecht in which the wife or the betrothed is rescued from the grave. —  The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
• Her betrothed was the younger son of a family friend, the Marquis de Beauharnais. —  The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)
• And Herbert could scarcely repress an exclamation of astonishment and regret That young man in the dress of a private soldier was Clara Day's betrothed, the widow's only son, Traverse Rocke! —  Capitola's Peril A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand'
• I perceived at once a new situation of peril for my betrothed--new, and strange, and awful I saw her in the midst of a troop of neighing wild-horses--stallions with fiery eyes and red steaming nostrils--these perhaps angry at the white steed, and jealous of his approach to the manada_; in mad rage rushing upon him with open mouth and yellow glistening teeth; rearing around and above him, and striking down with deadly desperate hoof--Oh, it was a horrid apprehension, a fearful fancy Yet, fearful as it was, it proved to be the exact shadow of a reality. —  The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
• "My heart is in Scotland; it is not here True, I know it," replied Hake, with a touch of feeling; "in a double sense, too, for your betrothed is there. —  The Norsemen in the West

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