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noun- The party to an agreement, usually formal, who is bound to perform the obligation expressed in it.

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Usage examples (5)
  • Such articles was, fot that it was unreasonable the covenantor, who had received the money, should retaui the land; but as upon a nudum pactum there was no remedy at...
  • The judges gave their services for nothing, and, for once, released from all their own trammels, set to work to do substantial justice between landlord and tenant, personalty...
  • ; - ■ 1 ■ « ty, aad where tnc perron of the covenantor, and not the land, oo if H, having a term for years, devifes an annuity to J..
  • 199 (N) 30,000/. is covenanted to be laid oat io land; the money need not be laid oat all together upon one 'purchase; bat if laid out at several times, it is suffi - cient;...
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