covenant

== English == === Alternative forms === covenaunt (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveniēns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/, /ˈkʌv.nənt/ Rhymes: -ʌvənənt, -ʌvnənt === Noun === covenant (plural covenants) (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing. (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied. A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties (often one that is religious or religiously-based). An incidental clause in an agreement. ==== Synonyms ==== Thesaurus:pact Thesaurus:agreement ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted) To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant. (law) To enter a formal agreement. (law) To bind oneself in contract. (law) To make a stipulation. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “covenant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “covenant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “covenant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “covenant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin conveniēns, conveniēntem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). === Verb === covenant present participle of covenir === Noun === covenant oblique singular, m (oblique plural covenanz or covenantz, nominative singular covenanz or covenantz, nominative plural covenant) covenant ==== Descendants ==== English: covenant French: convenant