Covenant

kuv′e-nant, n. a mutual agreement: the writing containing the agreement: an engagement entered into between God and a person or a people—the Old Covenant , the Jewish dispensation; the New Covenant , the new relation to God opened up by Jesus Christ.— v.i. to enter into an agreement: to contract or bargain.— n. Cov′enant-break′er , one who violates a covenant.— adj. Cov′enanted , holding a position under a covenant or contract.— ns. Covenantee′ , the person to whom a covenant is made; Cov′enanter (usually in Scot. Covenant′er ), one who signed or adhered to the Scottish National Covenant of 1638—the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 was in effect an international treaty between Scotland and England for securing civil and religious liberty; Cov′enantor , that party to a covenant who subjects himself to the penalty of its breach.— Covenant of grace , redemption , that by which life is freely offered to sinners on condition of faith in Christ; Covenant of works , that made with Adam as federal representative of the human race on condition of obedience. [O. Fr.,—L. con , together, and venīre , to come.]