uncovenanted

[ uhn-kuhv-uh-nuhn-tid ]

adjective

1. not agreed to or promised by covenant.
2. not having joined in a covenant.

uncovenanted

/ ʌnˈkʌvənəntɪd /

adjective

1. not guaranteed or promised by a covenant
2. not in accordance with or sanctioned by a covenant

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncovenanted¹

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + covenant + -ed ³

Example Sentences

I have neither kith nor kin, neither sweetheart nor wife, covenanted or uncovenanted.

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But this is Gods uncovenanted mercy, and the father has no right to expect it.

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The preachers, their masters, would not permit them to bring to Scotland an uncovenanted king.

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Uncovenanted, un-kuv′e-nan-ted, adj. not promised by covenant: not bound by a covenant, esp.

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Have a care how you pronounce the name of this village, lest by some uncovenanted rendering you proclaim yourself a stranger.

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