covenant : Idioms & Phrases


ark of the covenant

  • noun (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
    Ark.
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breach of the covenant of warranty

  • noun a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title
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Dependent covenant or contract

  • (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.
Webster 1913

Halfway covenant

  • a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism.
Webster 1913

Suit covenant

  • (O. Eng. Law), a covenant to sue at a certain court.
Webster 1913