covenant

Plural: covenants

Noun

a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
An incidental clause in an agreement.

Verb

Verb Forms: covenanted, covenanting, covenants

To agree formally by or as if by a pact.
enter into a covenant
enter into a covenant or formal agreement
- "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"
- "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"
To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
To enter a formal agreement.
To bind oneself in contract.
To make a stipulation.

Examples

They had to covenant to not challenge each other’s plays for the final Scrabble round.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveniēns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.

Synonyms

compact, concordat, agreement, pact

Scrabble Score: 13

covenant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
covenant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
covenant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

covenant: valid Words With Friends Word