transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhan(d)-ˌfast ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English handfæst
Date: 1611
archaic : a contract or covenant especially of betrothal or marriage
HANDFAST
Meaning of HANDFAST in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003