covenant
41covenant — n. a covenant between * * * [ kʌv(ə)nənt] a covenant between …
42covenant — [13] The notion of ‘agreement’ in covenant comes originally from a literal ‘coming together’. It was borrowed from Old French covenant, a noun use of the present participle of the verb covenir ‘agree’, which was descended from Latin convenire… …
43COVENANT — a HEBREW religious idea which conceives of God s relationship to mankind in terms of a contract in which GOD imposes conditions that humans are required to fulfill in return for BLESSINGS. In the HEBREW BIBLE the idea of covenant defines the… …
44covenant — 1) A promise made in a deed, which may or may not be under seal. Such a promise can be enforced by the parties to it as a contract, even if the promise is gratuitous: for example, if A covenants to pay B £100 per month, B can enforce this promise …
45covenant — cov•e•nant [[t]ˈkʌv ə nənt[/t]] n. 1) an agreement, usu. formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified 2) bib jud bib the conditional promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in Scripture 3) law a formal agreement… …
46covenant — Pelika, berita, ku ikahi. ♦ Ark of the covenant, pahu pelika. ♦ Covenant of faith, pelika o ka mana o i o …
47covenant — [13] The notion of ‘agreement’ in covenant comes originally from a literal ‘coming together’. It was borrowed from Old French covenant, a noun use of the present participle of the verb covenir ‘agree’, which was descended from Latin convenire… …
48covenant — 1. noun /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ a) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing. b) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or …
49Covenant — A promise in an indenture, or any other formal debt agreement, that certain activities will or will not be carried out. The purpose of a covenant is to give the lender more security. Covenants can cover everything from minimum dividend payments… …
50covenant — (voz inglesa) ► masculino HISTORIA Nombre de diversas ligas formadas en Escocia; la más importante de ellas es el National Covenant, constituido en Edimburgo en 1638, para hacer frente a Carlos I de Inglaterra …
