HANDFAST


Meaning of HANDFAST in English

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

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