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handfasts

handfasts is the plural of handfast.

handfasts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of handfast.

Meaning of handfast

Noun

handfast (plural handfasts)

  1. (obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
    • And the remembrancer of her to hold
      The hand-fast to her lord. I have given him that1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. (obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.

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Questions about handfasts

What is handfasts the plural of?
Handfasts is the plural of handfast.

Words near handfasts in the dictionary

  1. handfast
  2. handfasted
  3. handfasting
  4. handfastings
  5. handfastly
  6. handfasts
  7. handfed
  8. handfeed
  9. handfeeding
  10. handfeeds
  11. handfeel

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