covenant
noun/ˈkʌvənənt/
/ˈkʌvənənt/
- a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something
- God’s covenant with Abraham in the Bible
- a covenant to a charity
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2- If you sign a covenant the charity can claim back the tax you have already paid on the money.
- The tenant failed to repair the damage and was in breach of covenant.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.
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