From Latin habendum 'to be had,' the legal clause beginning 'to have and to hold'—language that migrated into marriage vows.
The part of a deed or conveyance that defines the estate or interest being granted to the grantee.
From the Latin gerundive habendum 'that is to be had,' from habēre 'to have, hold.' The habendum clause traditionally begins with the Latin phrase 'habendum et tenendum'—'to have and to hold'—language that survives in modern marriage vows. Key roots: *gʰeh₁bʰ- (Proto-Indo-European: "to seize, take, hold").