Definitions
1.nounA hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
2.nounA contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
3.verbTo pledge; to bind
4.verb(obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
5.adjectiveFast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.