All 4 Uses of
contract
in
The Winter's Tale
- O, that must be I' the virtue of your daughter: one being dead, I shall have more than you can dream of yet; Enough then for your wonder: but come on, Contract us 'fore these witnesses.†
Scene 4.4
- — Mark our contract.†
Scene 4.4 *
- — The heaven sets spies upon us, will not have Our contract celebrated.†
Scene 5.1
- All my services You have paid home: but that you have vouchsaf'd, With your crown'd brother and these your contracted Heirs of your kingdoms, my poor house to visit, It is a surplus of your grace which never My life may last to answer.†
Scene 5.3
Definition:
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(contract as in: legal contract) an agreement - typically written and enforceable by law