handfast
/hand-fast, -fahst/US // ˈhændˌfæst, -ˌfɑst //UK // (ˈhændˌfɑːst) archaic //
手足无措,手足口,掌中宝,掌上明珠
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Archaic. a covenant or contract, especially a betrothal, usually completed by a handclasp.
Examples
The issue of “handfast” marriages in Scotland were eligible to be chiefs, and even sometimes claimed under feudal law.
"A Candidatus Theoligiae, your Majesty," answered a handfast threadbare youth one day, when questioned in this manner.
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