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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from present participle of covenir to be fitting, from Latin convenire | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from present participle of covenir to be fitting, from Latin convenire |
− | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : a usually [[formal]], [[solemn]], and binding [[agreement]] : compact | | *1 : a usually [[formal]], [[solemn]], and binding [[agreement]] : compact |
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| A covenant is a type of contract in which the covenantor makes a promise to a covenantee to do or not do some action. In real property [[law]], the term real covenants is used for conditions tied to the use of land. A "covenant running with the land", also called a covenant appurtenant, imposes duties or restrictions upon the use of that land regardless of the owner. In contrast, the covenant in gross imposes duties or restrictions on a particular owner. | | A covenant is a type of contract in which the covenantor makes a promise to a covenantee to do or not do some action. In real property [[law]], the term real covenants is used for conditions tied to the use of land. A "covenant running with the land", also called a covenant appurtenant, imposes duties or restrictions upon the use of that land regardless of the owner. In contrast, the covenant in gross imposes duties or restrictions on a particular owner. |
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− | In a [[historical]] [[context]], a covenant applies to [[formal]] [[promise]]s that were made [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_oath under oath], or in less remote [[history]], agreements in which the name actually uses the term 'covenant', implying that they were binding for all [[time]]. | + | In a [[historical]] [[context]], a covenant applies to [[formal]] [[promise]]s that were made [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_oath under oath], or in less remote [[history]], agreements in which the name actually uses the term 'covenant', implying that they were binding for all [[time]]. |
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− | One of the earliest attested covenants between parties is the so-called Mitanni treaty, dating to the 14th or 15th century BC, between the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites Hittites] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitanni Mitanni]. | + | One of the earliest attested covenants between parties is the so-called Mitanni treaty, dating to the 14th or 15th century BC, between the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites Hittites] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitanni Mitanni]. |
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− | Historically, certain treaties and compacts have been given the name of covenant, most notably the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solemn_League_and_Covenant Solemn League and Covenant] that marked the Covenanters, a Protestant political organization important in the history of Scotland. The term 'covenant' appears throughout Scottish, English, and Irish history. | + | Historically, certain treaties and compacts have been given the name of covenant, most notably the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solemn_League_and_Covenant Solemn League and Covenant] that marked the Covenanters, a Protestant political organization important in the history of Scotland. The term 'covenant' appears throughout Scottish, English, and Irish history. |
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− | The term covenant could be used in [[English]] to refer to either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesbrief Bundesbrief] of 1291, or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaffenbrief Pfaffenbrief] of 1370, documents which led to the formation of the Swiss state or "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidgenossenschaft Eidgenossenschaft]". In this usage the German "Eid" is being [[translated]] as covenant rather than oath in order to [[reflect]] its [[writing|written]] [[status]]. | + | The term covenant could be used in [[English]] to refer to either the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesbrief Bundesbrief] of 1291, or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaffenbrief Pfaffenbrief] of 1370, documents which led to the formation of the Swiss state or "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidgenossenschaft Eidgenossenschaft]". In this usage the German "Eid" is being [[translated]] as covenant rather than oath in order to [[reflect]] its [[writing|written]] [[status]]. |
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