Editing Covenant



===Etymology===
From Middle English * covenaunt (''obsolete''), 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''.

===Noun===
'''covenant''' (''plural'' '''covenants''')

: 1. (''law'') An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
: 2. (''law'') A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
: 3. A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
: 4. An incidental clause in an agreement.

===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. 
: 2. (''law'') To enter a formal agreement.
: 3. (''law'') To bind oneself in contract.
: 4. (''law'') To make a stipulation.

==See also==
* [[New Covenant]] 
* [[διαθήκη]]
* [[Testament]]
* [[Scriptures containing Covenant]]

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