Espousal

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.

(2): ( n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

See Marriage.