engagement

n

1. promise, word, word of honor, parole, pledge, vow, oath; guarantee, warranty, compact, contract, covenant, treaty; obligation, commitment; deal, pact, bargain; agreement, arrangement, acknowledgment, stipulation.

2. betrothal, betrothment, Archaic. troth, plighting, espousal, sponsalia, subarrhation, Archaic. affiance.

3. employment, business; post, station, rounds; period, stint.

4. appointment, meeting, interview, arrangement; tryst, rendezvous, assignation, date.

5. fight, battle, duel, bout; collision, meeting, encounter, rencounter; contention, clash, conflict, struggle, strife; war, warfare, fighting, hostilities; assault, attack, offensive, assailment; siege, besiegement, be-setment; brawl, feud, affray, broil.