Definition of handfast
hand´fast`
Pronunciation:
hănd´fåst`
n.
1.
Hold
;
grasp
2.
Custody
;
power
of
confining
or
keeping
.
3.
A
contract
;
specifically
,
an
espousal
.
a.
1.
Fast
by
contract
;
betrothed
by
joining
hands
.
v. t.
1.
To
pledge
;
to
bind
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
handfasted
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
handfasting
.]
2.
To
betroth
by
joining
hands
,
in
order
to
permit
cohabitation
,
before
the
formal
celebration
of
marriage
;
in
some
parts
of
Scotland
it
was
in
effect
to
marry
provisionally
,
permitting
cohabitation
for
a
year
,
after
which
the
marriage
could
be
formalized
or
dissolved
.
a.
1.
Strong
;
steadfast
.
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