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Another word for covenant

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Noun

  1. A legally binding arrangement between parties

      1. An arrangement between people; a compact.
      2. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.
      3. An agreement between persons, groups, or nations; compact; covenant
      1. A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting:
      2. The body of persons attending such an assembly:
      3. A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom:
      1. A document containing the terms of a contract
      2. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.
      3. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
      1. A small cosmetic case, usually containing face powder and mirror
      2. A compact automobile
      3. An agreement or a covenant.
      1. A duty or obligation imposed by a contract, promise, etc.
      2. (Finance) An interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business, promising to pay the holder a specified sum on a specified date: it is a common means of raising capital funds
      3. A binding agreement; covenant
      1. An arrangement between parties, usually resulting from a discussion, regarding a course of action.
      2. (Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
      3. A contract
    See also:

    agree

  2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange

      1. A record of the proceedings of a society, convention, etc., esp. a published one
      2. Something transacted, especially a business agreement or exchange.
      3. A business deal or agreement
      1. A player's turn or right to deal
      2. A business transaction:
      3. (Informal) Treatment received:
      1. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
      2. A paid assignment to murder someone:
      3. An agreement between two or more people to do something, esp. one formally set forth in writing and enforceable by law; compact; covenant
      1. An agreement or a covenant.
      2. An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.
      3. A small cosmetic case, usually containing face powder and mirror
      1. Property acquired or services rendered as a result of such an agreement.
      2. An agreement between parties fixing obligations that each promises to carry out.
      3. Something offered or acquired at a price advantageous to the buyer:
    See also:

    agree

  3. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing

      1. Pledged word; solemn promise; oath
      1. Discourse or talk; speech:
      2. A command or direction; an order:
      3. An assurance or promise; sworn intention:
      1. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.
      2. (--- Law) A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
      3. An option issued by a company granting the holder the right to buy certain securities, generally common stock, at a specified price and usually for a limited time
      1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order:
      2. A solemn promise of love and fidelity
      3. A solemn promise or pledge, esp. one made to God or a god, dedicating oneself to an act, service, or way of life
      1. An oral or written agreement to do or not to do something
      2. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
      3. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation:
      1. A pledge
      2. A condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or dangerous situation
      3. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.
      1. The condition of something thus given or held:
      2. A person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated.
      3. A promise or agreement
      1. Something given or held as security
      2. A pledge committing a person to the payment of another's debt or the fulfillment of another's obligation in the event of default
      3. A guarantee serving to assure a particular outcome or condition.
      1. The person to whom a guarantee is made.
      2. A promise or assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.
      3. A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
      1. A specific, often limited, period of employment:
      2. A promise; pledge
      3. The condition of being in gear:
      1. A statement or indication that inspires confidence; a guarantee or pledge:
      2. Freedom from doubt; certainty about something:
      3. Something said or done to inspire confidence, as a promise, positive statement, etc.; guarantee
    See also:

    obligation

Verb

  1. To enter into a formal agreement

      1. To hire (a person, business, etc.) to perform under contract
      2. To acquire or incur:
      3. To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement:
      1. To arrive at an agreement.
      2. To negotiate the terms of an agreement, as to sell or exchange.
      3. To discuss the details of a transaction, contract, treaty, etc., trying to get the best possible terms
    See also:

    agree

  2. To guarantee by a solemn promise

      1. To declare emphatically, earnestly, or solemnly
      2. To make a solemn resolution to do, get, etc.
      3. To promise solemnly; pledge.
      1. To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing:
      2. To declare solemnly in the name of God or of something held sacred
      3. To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow:
      1. (Archaic) To pledge to give in marriage
      2. To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge:
      3. To afford a basis for expecting:
      1. To give or pledge (one's word or oath, for example).
      2. To promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to betroth.
      3. To pledge or promise, or bind by a pledge
      1. To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise:
      2. To promise to join (a fraternity or similar organization).
      3. To bind by a promise or agreement
    Idioms:
    See also:

    obligation

    agree

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Another word for covenant

Noun
      1. (Finance) An interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business, promising to pay the holder a specified sum on a specified date: it is a common means of raising capital funds
      2. The condition of being held under the guarantee of a customs bond:
      3. A uniting force or tie; a link:
      1. An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.
      2. A small cosmetic case, usually containing face powder and mirror
      3. A compact automobile
    See also:

    treaty

    promise

    contract

    agreement

Verb
      1. To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise:
      2. To promise to join (a fraternity or similar organization).
      3. To bind by a promise or agreement
      1. To occur at the same time; happen together; coincide
      2. To combine in having an effect; act together
      3. To combine in bringing something about; act together:
      1. (Archaic) To pledge to give in marriage
      2. To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge:
      3. To afford a basis for expecting:
    See also:

    promise

    contract

    agree

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Sentence Examples

  • Smellie, Men of the Covenant, ch.

  • A covenant " runs with the land " if it relates either to a thing in esse, which is part and parcel of the demise, e.g.

  • The story of the " exodus " is that of the religious birth of " Israel," joined by covenant with the national god Yahweh' whose aid in times of peril and need ' On the name see Jehovah, Tetragrammaton.

  • - A covenant is said to " run with the land " when the rights and duties which it creates are not merely personal to the immediate parties (in which case a covenant is said to be " collateral "), but pass also to their assignees.

  • ALEXANDER PEDEN (c. 1626-1686), Scottish divine, one of the leading forces in the Covenant movement, was born at Auchincloich, Ayrshire, about 1626, and was educated at Glasgow University.

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