handfast
noun
- 1
A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
- 2
A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
verb
- 1
To pledge; to bind
- 2
(obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
adjective
- 1
Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
adjective
- 1
Strong; steadfast.
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