<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an agreement or promise, usually formal, between two or more people or groups to do or not do something specified.</li><li>something especially delicious to taste or smell.</li><li>a solemn agreement between the members of a Christian church to act together in harmony with the precepts of the gospel.</li><li>any of the promises made by God at different times, such as those made to Noah, Abraham, or David and their descendants, or the new covenant inaugurated by Christ.</li><li>the agreement between God and the ancient Israelites, in which God promised to bless and protect them if they faithfully kept the law God gave them.</li><li>a formal agreement of legal validity, especially one under seal.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to agree or promise, as in a contract or covenant; pledge (usually followed by to): In our marriage vows, we covenanted to take care of each other in all circumstances.</li><li>to stipulate or specify in a contract: The covenanted price has been paid.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to enter into an agreement or covenant: When we take the pledge, we do not covenant with an institution or with an ideal, but with each other.</li></ul>