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covenant
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As a noun, covenant means an agreement to do or not do a particular thing. As a verb, it means enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
Meanings of covenant
10 meaningsnoun
legalAn agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
legalA 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.
A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
Similar: compact, concordat(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
verb
To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
legalTo enter a formal agreement.
legalTo bind oneself in contract.
legalTo make a stipulation.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).