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
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