Entry Word: covenant

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples <the two countries signed a peace covenant that, it was hoped, would put an end to decades of bitter conflict> — see treaty
2 a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation <I had to sign a covenant that I would return the rental car on time> — see guarantee 1
3 an arrangement about action to be taken <the covenant that existed among neighbors in olden times whereby they would quickly respond to the call to help put out one anotherʼs house fires> — see agreement 2