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handfasting definition

hand·fasting (-fas′tiŋ)

noun

  1. a betrothal
  2. a form of irregular or trial marriage confirmed by a joining of hands

Etymology: OE handfæstunge: see handfast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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