handfast English

Meaning handfast meaning

What does handfast mean?

handfast noun

— (obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.

— contract

handfast verb

— (transitive) To pledge; to bind

— (transitive, Scotland, archaic, or, historical, except, Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.

handfast adjective

— (obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.

handfast adjective

— strong; steadfast

Synonyms handfast synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as handfast?

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