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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
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2
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
- I had to sign a covenant that I would return the rental car on time
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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 another's house fires
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of covenant (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
- a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself
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2
to make a solemn declaration of intent
- the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate
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The first known use of covenant was in the 14th century
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