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desponsate
† deˈsponsate, a. Obs. Also dys-. [ad. L. dēsponsāt-us, pa. pple. of dēsponsāre to betroth, freq. of dēspondēre: see despond v.2] 1. Contracted or given in marriage, betrothed, espoused.1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 285 b/2 He shold be the man that shold be desponsate and maryed to the Vyrgyne Mary. 2. fig... Oxford English Dictionary
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despouse
† deˈspouse, v. Obs. [ad. L. dēsponsāre to betroth (see desponsate), on the model of spouse:—OF. esposer:—L. sponsāre.] trans. To promise in marriage, to betroth; to give or take in marriage, to marry; = espouse v. 1, 2. Also fig.1387 Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 203 Ly wiþ me, for to day þow despous... Oxford English Dictionary
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