Sekirov Dictionary

handfast

noun2

  1. (no longer used) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
  2. (no longer used) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.

verb2

  1. To pledge; to bind.
  2. (Scotland) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

adjective2

  1. (rare) Strong; steadfast.
  2. (no longer used) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
forms

handfasted · handfasting · handfasts · more handfast · most handfast

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