(Latin: betrothed man, groom; betrothed woman, bride; both come from sponsus, past participle of spondere, "to promise, betroth" from Old French, espous [masculine, male]; espouse [feminine, female])

(Latin: to bind oneself; to pledge; to promise solemnly; to adopt and support a cause)

(Latin: affirm, wish, commit; to promise solemnly, to pledge, to give earnestly)