covenant. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

covenant

SYLLABICATION:	cov·e·nant
PRONUNCIATION:	kv-nnt
NOUN:	1. A binding agreement; a compact. See synonyms at bargain. 2. Law a. A formal sealed agreement or contract. b. A suit to recover damages for violation of such a contract. 3. In the Bible, God's promise to the human race.
VERB:	Inflected forms: cov·e·nant·ed, cov·e·nant·ing, cov·e·nants
TRANSITIVE VERB:	To promise by or as if by a covenant.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	To enter into a covenant.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of convenir, to agree. See convene.
OTHER FORMS:	cove·nantal (-nntl) —ADJECTIVE cove·nantal·ly —ADVERB


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