Marriage vows

Дата публикации: Jan 25, 2016 5:2:7 PM

From 1662 Prayer Book

To the man

Wilt thou, M, have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour, and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?

To the woman

Wilt thou, N, have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou obey him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?

Man

I M. take thee N. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.

Woman

I N. take thee M. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I give thee my troth.

vow noun BrE /vaʊ/ ; NAmE /vaʊ/

a formal and serious promise, especially a religious one, to do something

to make/take a vow

to break/keep a vow

to break your marriage vows

Nuns take a vow of chastity.

thereto adverb BrE /ˌðeəˈtuː/ ; NAmE /ˌðerˈtuː/ (law or formal) - to the thing mentioned (1) книжн.; юр. к тому, к этому 2) уст. кроме того, к тому же 3) уст. для этого, для этой цели)

The lease entitles the holder to use the buildings and any land attached thereto.

plight verb BrE /plaɪt/ ; NAmE /plaɪt/

troth noun BrE /trəʊθ/ ; NAmE /trɑːθ/

plight your troth - (old use or humorous) to make a promise to a person saying that you will marry them; to marry somebody