The Collaborative International Dictionary
Desponsation
Desponsation \Des`pon*sa"tion\, n. [L. desponsatio: cf. OF. desponsation.] A betrothing; betrothal. [Obs.]
For all this desponsation of her . . . she had not set
one step toward the consummation of her marriage.
--Jer. Taylor.
Wiktionary
desponsation
n. (context archaic English) A betrothing; betrothal
Usage examples of "desponsation".
This the obscure artist calls conjunction, sublimation, assation, extraction, putrefaction, ligation, desponsation, subtilization, generation, etc.