handfaster
/ˈhan(d)fɑːstə/ /ˈhan(d)fastə/Now chiefly historical
noun
A person who performs or presides over a marriage or handfasting ceremony (also figurative ).
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Taverner (?1505–1575), translator and evangelical reformer. From handfast + -er.
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