COVENANT


Meaning of COVENANT in English

/ ˈkʌvənənt; NAmE / noun

a promise to sb, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to sb/sth :

God's covenant with Abraham

a covenant to a charity

►  cov·en·ant verb :

[ vn ]

All profits are covenanted to medical charities.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French , present participle of covenir agree, from Latin convenire assemble, agree, fit, from con- together + venire come.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.