What the heck does this mean?

"...covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic for our better ordering and preservation"



thats from the mayflower compact, but I have to put it into my own words, but I can't do that if I don't understand what that means! help

What the heck does this mean?
It means lets organize ourselves together, and form a group to to govern the people so that we can survive.
Reply:Covenant is a pact



covenant

noun



1. law.

A formal sealed agreement to do something, eg pay a sum of money regularly to a charity.

2. A formal binding agreement.



Thesaurus: contract, pact, promise, commitment, bond, agreement, compact, concordat, deed, treaty.

3. Bible.

An agreement made between God and some person or people.

verb



tr %26amp; intr

covenanted, covenanting

1. To agree by covenant to do something.



Thesaurus: pledge, agree, stipulate, engage, undertake.

Etymology: 13c: French, from convenir, from Latin convenire to agree.