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HANDFASTING (A.S. handfcestnung, pledging one's
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hand)  , primarily the O . Eng. synonym for
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betrothal (q.v.), and later a
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peculiar
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form of temporary
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marriage at one
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time
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common in
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Scotland, the only necessary ceremony being the verbal
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pledge of the couple while holding hands . The pair thus handfasted were, in accordance with Scotch
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law, entitled to live together for a
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year and a
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day . If then they so wished, the temporary marriage could be made permanent; if not, they could go their several ways without reproach, the
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child, if any, being supported by the party who objected to further cohabitation .

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