Assertion: betrothal | /r/CapableOf | precede marriage
Facets:
value: for the inner spirit
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Betrothal must therefore precede [marriage], for the inner spirit cannot enter her until the encompassing spirit of this same [inner] spirit enters her first.
text: The period of engagement preceding marriage; betrothal was a binding contract established between two families and sealed by the exchange of gifts.
text: Betrothal preceded marriage
text: The period of engagement preceding marriage; betrothal was a binding contract established between two families and sealed by the exchange of gifts.