betroth Copy link Outline 1. spondeo., spŏpondi, sponsum, 2 (used only of the act of a father or guardian of a marriageable woman)2. despondeo, 2 • betroth: 1. spondeo., spŏpondi, sponsum, 2 (used only of the act of a father or guardian of a marriageable woman): Pl. 2. despondeo, 2: to b. one's daughter to any one, filiam alicui d., Pl.: we have b.'d Tulliola to Piso, Tulliolam Pisoni despondimus, Cic. (Note. The compound verb was more frequently used in this sense. It is also used with ref. to the father of the intended husband.)