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covenanting

covenanting is the present participle and gerund of covenant.

Meaning of covenant

Verb

covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted)

  1. To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
    • Jupiter Covenanted with him, that it should be Hot or Cold, Wet or Dry, […] as the Tenant should Direct.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
  2. To enter a formal agreement.
  3. To bind oneself in contract.
  4. To make a stipulation.

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Questions about covenanting

What is covenanting the present participle and gerund of?
Covenanting is the present participle and gerund of covenant.

Words near covenanting in the dictionary

  1. covenantee
  2. covenantees
  3. covenanter
  4. covenanters
  5. covenanteth
  6. covenanting
  7. covenantism
  8. covenantist
  9. covenantists
  10. covenantor
  11. covenantors

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