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Meaning of handfast | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
    obsolete
  2. 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.
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See also

handfasting handfeel handfish handflare handflower Handford

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