handfast

hand·fast

noun \ˈhan(d)-ˌfast\

Definition of HANDFAST

archaic

: a contract or covenant especially of betrothal or marriage

Origin of HANDFAST

Middle English, from Old English handfæst

First Known Use: 1611

Rhymes with HANDFAST

aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast