Covenant

2012-10-29 20.10.27
covenant
ˈkʌv(ə)nənt/
noun
noun: covenant; plural noun: covenants
  1. 1.
    an agreement.
    “there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned”
verb
verb: covenant; 3rd person present: covenants; past tense: covenanted; past participle:covenanted; gerund or present participle: covenanting
  1. 1.
    agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
    “the landlord covenants to repair the property”
    synonyms: undertake, give an undertaking, pledge, promise, agree, contract, vow,guarantee, warrant, commit oneself, bind oneself, give one’s word, enter into an agreement, engage;

    archaicplight (oneself)
    “the landlord covenants to repair the property”
    • BRITISH
      undertake to give (a sum of money) regularly to charity by means of a covenant.
      “the company have covenanted £1,000 a year to the Law Library”
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire(see convene).