What is the Latin word for espousals?

The usual Latin words for “espousals” are spōnsālis, habeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“espousals” in Latin

spōnsālisof betrothal habeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

espousals

sponsalia. To celebrate the espousals, sponsalia facere or rite facere. The day of espousals, sponsalis dies (Varr.); dies sponsaliorum (Suet., Oct., 23): the time of anybody’s espousals, tempus sponsum (or sponsam) habendi. The feast given on the occasion was, cena sponsalium (Plin. 9, 35, 58).

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What is the Latin word for espousals?: The usual Latin words for “espousals” are spōnsālis, habeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.