church covenant
noun
A formal agreement drawn up and signed by the members of a Congregational Church in order to constitute themselves a distinct religious society, originally associated especially with Congregational polity in New England.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Henry Ainsworth (1569–1622), separatist minister and religious controversialist.
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