A covenant between two or more persons.

The matter agreed upon between two parties, or undertaken or promised by either; hence, covenanted duty, service, wages, rent, etc. Obsolete.

= foreward, n.1

Agreement or promise made by joining hands; the condition or state of being bound by such an agreement; spec. the bond of marriage.

An agreement, or promise, binding on him who makes it. archaic; now bond, n.1

figurative. Any bond or obligation; a solemn promise or undertaking. Obsolete.

In widened application. Something likened to the recognized sacraments, as having a sacred character or function; a sacred seal set upon some…