covenant
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- covenaunt (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveniēns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
covenant (plural covenants)
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- Ark of the Covenant
- biblical covenant
- Covenantal nomism
- covenant-lite
- Covenant marriage
- covenant of grace
- covenant of salt
- covenant of title
- covenant of warranty
- Covenant theology
- exclusionary covenants
- halfway covenant
- Mosaic covenant
- Mosaic covenant
- New Covenant
- New Covenant theology
- Old Covenant
- personal covenant
- real covenant
- religious covenant
- restrictive covenant
Translations edit
agreement to do or not to do
promise incidental to a deed or contract
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binding agreement
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incidental clause
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Verb edit
covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted)
- To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
- 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
- Jupiter Covenanted with him, that it should be Hot or Cold, Wet or Dry, […] as the Tenant should Direct.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:15:
- and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver
- (law) To enter a formal agreement.
- (law) To bind oneself in contract.
- (law) To make a stipulation.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to enter into a covenant
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to enter a formal agreement
Further reading edit
- “covenant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “covenant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “covenant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “covenant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin conveniēns, conveniēntem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”).
Verb edit
covenant
Noun edit
covenant oblique singular, m (oblique plural covenanz or covenantz, nominative singular covenanz or covenantz, nominative plural covenant)