meaning of handfast
1. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
2. Contract; specifically, espousal.
3. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
4. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage.
5. Strong; steadfast.
Related Words
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