covenant vs pawn

covenant

noun
  • A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied. 

  • An incidental clause in an agreement. 

  • An agreement to do or not do a particular thing. 

  • A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties. 

verb
  • To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant. 

  • To enter a formal agreement. 

  • To make a stipulation. 

  • To bind oneself in contract. 

pawn

noun
  • The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge. 

  • A gallery. 

  • Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end. 

  • An instance of pawning something. 

  • A pawnshop; pawnbroker. 

  • The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant. 

verb
  • To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop. 

  • To pledge; to stake or wager. 

How often have the words covenant and pawn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )