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betrothal
When the agreement [for marriage] had been entered into, it was definite and binding upon both groom and bride, who were considered as man and wife in all legal and religious aspects, except that of actual cohabitation.... The betrothal is equivalent to an actual [though incomplete] marriage and only to be dissolved by a formal divorce.
having-been-betrothed-to-him wife
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