Engagement was so binding that if ​ — because of a change of heart on the part of the bridegroom or for some other compelling reason — ​ the marriage did not take place, the young woman was not free to marry until she had obtained a divorce certificate.
Ja sievietes saderinātais nomira, pirms viņi bija paspējuši apprecēties, sievieti uzskatīja par atraitni.