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Meaning of handfast | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
obsolete
A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
obsolete

Equivalents

Deutsch handfest

Español atado de las manos

Français poignée de main

Nederlands handvest

Examples

“And the remembrancer of her to hold The hand-fast to her lord. I have given him that”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

handfasting handfeel handfish handflare handflower Handford