Thesaurus: handfast

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1. n. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
2. n. Contract; specifically, espousal.
3. a. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
4. v. t. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage.
5. n. Strong; steadfast.
6. 1. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] Shak. 2. Contract; specifically, espousal. [Obs.] Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.] Strong; steadfast.[R.] Carlyle.
7. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale.
8. n. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. n. Contract; specifically, espousal. a. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. v. t. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. n. Strong; steadfast.