covenant
[kuhv-uh-nuhnt]
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noun
verb (used without object)
to enter into a covenant.
verb (used with object)
to promise by covenant; pledge.
to stipulate.
Origin of covenant
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, noun use of present participle of covenir < Latin convenīre to come together, agree; see -ant
Synonyms for covenant
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Related Words for covenanted
compact, convention, stipulation, agreement, transaction, commitment, deal, dicker, bargain, contract, treaty, papers, trust, deed, arrangement, bond, handshake, concordat, engage, concurExamples from the Web for covenanted
Historical Examples of covenanted
It was the work which the Father had p. 194given him, and which he had covenanted to do.
Sermons of Christmas EvansJoseph Cross
But I must not preach sedition to a Covenanted member of the Service!
A Bottle in the SmokeMilne Rae
Matthew: “And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver” (xxvi, 15).
The ChristJohn Eleazer Remsburg
He covenanted that he would pay his tithing, and gather with the Saints.
Memoirs of John R. YoungJohn Young
The peasants, on their part, covenanted not to appear or look at them.
The Fairy MythologyThomas Keightley
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Word Origin for covenant
C13: from Old French, from covenir to agree, from Latin convenīre to come together, make an agreement; see convene
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