handfast

1. n. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. Source: opted

2. n. Contract; specifically, espousal. Source: opted

3. a. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. Source: opted

4. v. t. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. Source: opted

5. n. Strong; steadfast. Source: opted

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. Source: webster

7. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale. Source: adambom

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. Source: ecdict

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