Brewer's: Fest

A pledge, Festing-man, a surety to another. Festing-penny, a penny given in earnest to secure a bargain. (Anglo-Saxon, festing, an act of confidence, an entrusting.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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