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espoused

adjective C2
  1. Having been espoused or claimed; held (as a belief or position).
  2. Married, engaged, or in a committed monogamous relationship.
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The cause which the young man espoused was one so sacred that Beauchamp had only to comply with all his wishes; he yielded and contented himself with following Morcerf.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 889 · C1

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