handfast ( synonym found)
Definition of handfast:

°(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
°(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant ; specifically betrothal, espousal.
°To pledge; to bind.
°To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
°(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
°Strong; steadfast.
Definition of handfast:

°(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
°(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant ; specifically betrothal, espousal.
°To pledge; to bind.
°To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
°(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
°Strong; steadfast.
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