Definition & Meaning | English word HANDFAST
HANDFAST
Definitions of HANDFAST
- (transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical, except, Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
- (obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
- (obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
- (transitive) To pledge; to bind.
- (obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
- (rare) Strong; steadfast.
Number of letters
8
Is palindrome
No
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