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MrMuchimi
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Let the reader make no mistake. I was married, not betrothed. For in kathiawad t

here are two distinct rites—betrothal and marriage. Betrothal is a preliminary promise on the part of the parents of the boy and the girl to join them in marriage, and it is not inviolable. According to this excerpt from the story of my experiments with truth, a betrothal is a(n) _____.
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2 answers:
Elis [28]3 years ago
6 0

...a type of commitment in which the parents of a boy and agirl agreeon having them marry.

According to the information available on this excerpt, a betrothal is a promise which can be later modified, in which the parents of a boy and a girl  promise to marry them. This could also be a definition of arranged marriage.

puteri [66]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The correct answer is: a breakable promise of marriage between two children.

Explanation:

This passage explains that, unlike marriage, a betrothal is a promise made by the parents of two children to join them in matrimony in the future. However, this promise is "not inviolable" meaning that it can be broken.

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