covenant
31covenant — /ˈkʌvənənt / (say kuvuhnuhnt) noun 1. an agreement between two or more persons to do or refrain from doing some act; a compact; a contract. 2. an incidental clause of agreement in such an agreement. 3. (in biblical usage) the agreement or… …
32covenant — n. & v. n. 1 an agreement; a contract. 2 Law a a contract drawn up under a seal, esp. undertaking to make regular payments to a charity. b a clause of a covenant. 3 (Covenant) Bibl. the agreement between God and the Israelites (see Ark of the… …
33COVENANT — s. m. Nom donné à la ligue ou convention que les Écossais firent ensemble pour maintenir leur religion telle qu elle était en 1580. Signer le covenant. Refuser le covenant. Casser le covenant. Le covenant fut renouvelé en 1638 …
34covenant — (ko ve nan) s. m. Ligue ou convention que les Écossais firent ensemble pour maintenir leur religion telle qu elle était en 1580. HISTORIQUE XIe s. • Si hom volt derainer covenant de terre vers soun seignor, Lois de Guill. 27. XIIe s.… …
35covenant — [[t]kʌ̱vənənt[/t]] covenants 1) N COUNT A covenant is a formal written agreement between two or more people or groups of people which is recognized in law. ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 2) N COUNT: also by N A… …
36covenant — Words used in a deed whereby the grantor, the grantee, or each of them, binds himself to the other for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act or thing, or for the existence or nonexistence of a particular state of facts, and for… …
37covenant — cov|e|nant1 [ kʌvənənt ] noun count 1. ) a legal agreement between two people, for example one relating to a house, land, or property a ) breach of covenant failure to do what you have agreed to do in a covenant 2. ) a formal agreement or promise …
38covenant — 1) A promise made in a deed, which may or may not be under seal. Such a promise can be enforced by the parties to it as a contract, even if the promise is gratuitous: for example, if A covenants to pay B £100 per month, B can enforce this promise …
39Covenant — /ˈkʌvənənt/ (say kuvuhnuhnt) noun 1. one of certain bonds of agreement signed by the Scottish Presbyterians for the defence or promotion of their religion, especially the National Covenant of 1638, or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643… …
40covenant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from present participle of covenir to be fitting, from Latin convenire Date: 14th century 1. a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement ; compact 2. a. a written agreement or promise… …
