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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Espousal \Es*pous"al\, n. [OF. espousailles pl., F. ['e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: espousal n 1: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: {betrothal}] 2: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: {bridal}]
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