handfast

Meaning of handfast

noun
  1. A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
  2. A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
verb
  1. To pledge; to bind
  2. (obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

adjective

Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.

adjective

Strong; steadfast.

Information about handfast

  • The plural form of handfast is: handfasts.
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Hyphenation of handfast

hand-fast

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • handfast is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with handfast

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