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What does handfast mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
  2. (obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To pledge; to bind
  2. (transitive, Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for a wedlease or temporary cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
Adjective
  1. (obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
Adjective
  1. (rare) Strong; steadfast.
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