handfast
Speech parts
1. handfast - Noun
2. handfast - Adjective
3. handfast - Verb
Meaning
Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
Contract; specifically, espousal.
Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage.
Strong; steadfast.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
church
join
couple
marry
engagement
ally
betrothal
espousal
betroth
niggardly
troth
affiance
banns
betrothment
marriage contract
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