Her father betrothed her to a boy at an early age.
In the past, some girls were betrothed to their future husbands when they were still very young.
"It is a beautiful diamond left by poor Edmond Dants, to be sold, and the money divided between his father, Mercds, his betrothed bride, Fernand, Danglars, and myself
And I said: She that is betrothed unto me.
Albert is a worthy man to whom I am as good as betrothed.
For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
He inquired whether the girl was already betrothed, and finding that she was not, he engaged a go-between to see if he could arrange for the girl on the water buffalo to marry his youngest son.
Doran Martell had betrothed her to his son in the belief that she was Robert's blood.
But this time, the local Youth Troupe with a new mill for the dowry, wanted to send his daughter betrothed to exorcise.
Might be I should seek out your betrothed.
Due to his allegiance to King Marke, he escorted Isolde back to Cornwall to be betrothed to King Marke.
He betrothed his daughter to a rich man.
With the help of Hong Niang Student Zhang poured out his love for Yingying by playing the zither, exchanged love letters with her secretly and finally betrothed himself to her.
His intentions are purely practical - he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pretend to be his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society.
Ask your betrothed the big questions.
The Eskimo are betrothed at an early age, and married when the youthful husband is capable of supporting a family.
Paul also tells us that he has betrothed the believers to one husband, Christ.
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