| 释义 |
† ˈhandfaster Obs.
[f. as next + -er1.]
One that ‘handfasts’, or makes a contract between parties; the maker of a nuptial contract or union.
1598R. Grenewey Tacitus' Ann. xi. ix. 151 That shee should heare the words of the Auspices, or hand-fasters. 1649Bulwer Pathomyot. Pref. 17 Any Physiologicall Handfaster that can marry them stronger together, might doe it if he pleas'd. |