a promise to somebody, or a legal agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to somebody/something承诺；合同；协约；（尤指定期付款的）契约- God’s covenant with Abraham上帝与亚伯拉罕的立约
- a covenant to a charity向慈善机构定期捐款的契约
see also deed of covenantExtra Examples- If you sign a covenant the charity can claim back the tax you have already paid on the money.如果您签署了一项契约，慈善机构可以要求退还您已经为这笔钱支付的税款。
- The tenant failed to repair the damage and was in breach of covenant.承租人未能修复损坏，并且违反了公约。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, present participle of covenir ‘agree’, from Latin convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.