Vocabulary : Espousage to Esprit
Espousage : Espousal.Espousal : The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony. ;; The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.
Espouse : To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse. ;; To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry. ;; To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
Espoused : of Espouse
Espousement : The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.