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AFFIANCE
betroth, engage, affiance, plight
(verb) give to in marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
affiance (third-person singular simple present affiances, present participle affiancing, simple past and past participle affianced)
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
Noun
affiance (plural affiances)
Faith, trust.
(archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fi"ance, n. Etym: [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.]
1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence. Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. Sir J. Stephen. Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most joy and most affiance. Tennyson.
Af*fi"ance, v. t. [imp. Affianced; p. pr. Affiancing.] Etym: [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.]
1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage. To me, sad maid, he was affianced. Spenser.
2. To assure by promise. [Obs.] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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