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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Covenant \Cov"e*nant\ (k?v"?-n?nt), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Covenanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Covenanting}.] To agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one's self by contract; to make a stipulation.
Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, . . . as the tenant should direct. --L'Estrange.
And they covenanted with him for thyrty pieces of silver. --Matt. xxvi. 15.
Syn: To agree; contract; bargain; stipulate.
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