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Definition of Handfast
1. n. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
2. a. Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
3. v. t. To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage.
4. a. Strong; steadfast.
Definition of Handfast
1. Noun. (obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant ; specifically betrothal, espousal. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To pledge; to bind ¹
4. Verb. (transitive Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally. ¹
5. Adjective. (obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. ¹
6. Adjective. (rare) Strong; steadfast. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Handfast
1. to grip securely [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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