verb🔗ShareTo pledge; to bind"The students handfasted themselves to the project, promising to work diligently until its completion. "ritualfamilyreligiontraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally."Since they weren't ready for a full wedding, but wanted to start living together, they decided to handfast for a year and see if marriage was right for them. "familyritualreligionhistorytraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe ceremony in which people handfast."After a year of dating, they decided to celebrate their love with a handfasting before planning their formal wedding. "ritualculturetraditionfamilyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
