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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cov·e·nant·er       [kuhv-uh-nuhn-ter; for 2 also Scot. kuhv-uh-nan-ter] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who makes a covenant.
2.(initial capital letter) Scottish History. a person who, by solemn agreement, pledged to uphold Presbyterianism, esp. an adherent of the National Covenant or the Solemn League and Covenant.
[Origin: 1630–40; covenant + -er1]
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cov·e·nant·er       (kŭv'ə-nān'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One who makes a covenant.
  2. Covenanter A Scottish Presbyterian who supported either of two agreements, the National Covenant of 1638 or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643, intended to defend and extend Presbyterianism.

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Covenanter

Cov"e*nant*er\ (k?v"?-n?nt-?r), n. 1. One who makes a covenant.

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One who subscribed and defended the "Solemn League and Covenant." See Covenant.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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