† covenancen.
Obsolete.
Agreement, covenant, convention.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > an agreement
forewardOE
accordc1275
covenant1297
end1297
form1297
frettec1330
conjurationc1374
treatc1380
bargainc1386
contractc1386
comenaunt1389
compositionc1405
treaty1427
pact1429
paction1440
reconventionc1449
treatisea1464
hostage1470
packa1475
trystc1480
bond (also band) of manrent1482
covenance1484
concordance1490
patisement1529
capitulation1535
conventmenta1547
convenience1551
compact1555
negotiation1563
sacrament1563
match1569
consortship1592
after-agreementa1600
combourgeoisie1602
convention1603
comburghership1606
transaction1611
end-makingc1613
obligement1627
bare contract1641
stipulation1649
accompackmentc1650
rue-bargaina1657
concordat1683
minute1720
tacka1758
understanding1803
meet1804
it's a go1821
deal1863
whizz1869
stand-in1870
gentlemen's agreement1880
meeting of minds1883
1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 47 The couenaunces and pactyons made by..force oughte not to be holden.
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos lviii. 156 The kynge Latyne and the other barons deuysed the couenances [of the combat].
c1500 Melusine (1895) 5 She assentid to hit by such couenaunce that neuer he shuld see her naked.
c1560 (a1500) Squyr Lowe Degre (Copland) 902 Vnto the kynge soone he rade, As he before his couenaunce made.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
† covenancev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To agree to, settle, or contract by covenant.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal obligation > contract > agree to by contract [verb (transitive)]
covenant1382
covenancea1450
indent1487
contract1548
a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 100 She thenne, that wold fayne haue sene this maryage to be couenaunced and graunted.
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxxvii. 126 To hym he hadde couenaunced his daughter Lauyne.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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