Covenant vs Stipulate - What's the difference?
covenant | stipulate | Synonyms |
(legal) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
(legal) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
An incidental clause in an agreement.
to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
* L'Estrange
* Bible, Matthew xxvi. 15
(legal) To enter a formal agreement.
(legal) To bind oneself in contract.
(legal) To make a stipulation.
To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
(botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.
Covenant is a synonym of stipulate.
As verbs the difference between covenant and stipulate
is that covenant is to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant while stipulate is to require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.As a noun covenant
is (legal) an agreement to do or not do a particular thing.As an adjective stipulate is
(botany) having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.covenant
English
(wikipedia covenant)Alternative forms
* covenaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, as the tenant should direct.
- and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver