- handfasting
- A kind of trial marriage which prevailed anciently in parts of Scotland, referred to in The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott, Chapter XXV. See trial marriage.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
handfasting
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Handfasting — am Steinkreis von Avebury Der Begriff Handfasting bezeichnet eine neuheidnische Hochzeitszeremonie, umganssprachlich werden auch die Begriffe „Hexenhochzeit“, „Heidenhochzeit“ oder Wiccahochzeit gebraucht. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
handfasting — [hand′fas΄tiŋ] n. 〚OE handfæstunge: see HANDFAST〛 Archaic 1. a betrothal 2. a form of irregular or trial marriage confirmed by a joining of hands * * * … Universalium
handfasting — [hand′fas΄tiŋ] n. [OE handfæstunge: see HANDFAST] Archaic 1. a betrothal 2. a form of irregular or trial marriage confirmed by a joining of hands … English World dictionary
Handfasting — An example of a handfasting knot where each wedding guest has tied a ribbon around the clasped hands of the couple. Handfasting is a traditional European ceremony of (temporary or permanent) betrothal or wedding. It usually involved the tying or… … Wikipedia
handfasting — handfast hand fast , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {handfasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {handfasting}.] 1. To pledge; to bind. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handfasting — noun The ceremony in which people handfast … Wiktionary
handfasting — noun ( s) 1. archaic : betrothal 2. : an irregular or probationary marriage contracted by joining hands and agreeing to live together as man and wife; also : the living together under such an agreement … Useful english dictionary
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