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   covenant

   /ˈkʌvənənt/

   noun

   • 1. an agreement: "there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned"
   • ▪ a formal agreement, contract, or promise in writing, especially one undertaking to make regular payments to a charity.
   • ▪ a clause in a contract drawn up by deed.
   • ▪ an agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David.

   verb

   • 1. agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract: "the landlord covenants to repair the property"
   • ▪ undertake to give (a sum of money) regularly to charity by means of a covenant: "the company have covenanted £1,000 a year to the Law Library"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire (see convene).

   Derivatives

   • 1. covenantal adjective

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