sponso

āre, v. a.

sponsus

I. to betroth, affiance, espouse (post-class.).
I. Lit.: aliquam, Dig. 23, 2, 38; Tert. Vel. Virg. 11.—
II. Trop.: animam, Paul. Nol. Carm. 18, 43: et sponsabo te mihi in sempiternum, Vulg. Osee, 2, 19; 2, 20.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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