Handfast

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Archaic A handclasp used to signify a pledge, such as a contract or marriage.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
  • n. A contract, agreement, covenant ; specifically betrothal, espousal.
  • v. To pledge; to bind
  • v. To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
  • adj. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
  • adj. Strong; steadfast.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Hold; grasp.
  • n. Custody; power of confining or keeping.
  • n. A contract; specifically, an espousal.
  • adj. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
  • v. To pledge; to bind.
  • v. To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage; in some parts of Scotland it was in effect to marry provisionally, permitting cohabitation for a year, after which the marriage could be formalized or dissolved.
  • adj. Strong; steadfast.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To take or hold with the hand; hold securely or firmly; grasp.
  • To join together by or as if by the clasping of hands; make fast; bind; specifically, to betroth.
  • In some parts of Scotland, formerly, to marry provisionally by the ceremony of joining hands.
  • Having a close hand; close-fisted.
  • Bound by pledge, promise, or contract; especially, betrothed, or united as if by betrothal.
  • In Scotland, formerly, joined in provisional wedlock.
  • n. Grip; grasp; hold.
  • n. Custody; power of confining or keeping; a holding on security or bail.
  • n. A pledge, promise, or contract; especially, betrothal.
    • Word Usage
    "It seemed he had been married twice before, in a manner of speaking: he had been "handfast" to Janet Beaton, and had lived in common-law marriage with the Norwegian woman."
    Verb Form
    handfasted    handfasting    handfasts   
    Form
    handfasted    handfasting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hold    grasp    custody    contract    pledge   
    Same Context
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