English dictionary
handfast
/'h/&/nd,f/&/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
Source: webster1913
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Strong; steadfast.
Source: webster1913
noun
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Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage.
Source: webster1913