Desponsation
Pronunciation : Des`pon*sa"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. desponsatio: cf. OF. desponsation.]
Definition : Defn: A betrothing; betrothal. [Obs.] For all this desponsation of her . . . she had not set one step toward the consummation of her marriage. Jer. Taylor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913