covenant
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- covenaunt (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveniens (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
covenant (plural covenants)
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
Translations [edit]
binding agreement
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incidental clause
Related terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted)
- to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
- (law) To enter a formal agreement.
- (law) To bind oneself in contract.
- (law) To make a stipulation.
Translations [edit]
to enter into a covenant
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to enter a formal agreement
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Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- covenant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- covenant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- covenant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin conveniens (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”).
Verb [edit]
covenant
- Present participle of covenir.
Noun [edit]
covenant m (oblique plural covenanz, nominative singular covenanz, nominative plural covenant)
