Espousal(n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.
Espousal(n.) The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
Espouse(v. t.) To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
Espouse(v. t.) To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
Espouse(v. t.) To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
Espoused(imp. & p. p.) of Espouse
Espousement(n.) The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.
Espouser(n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Espousing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Espouse
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