affiance
Use Affiance in a sentence
əns verb (used with object)
1.
to pledge by promise of marriage; betroth.
noun Archaic.
2.
a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract.
3.
trust; confidence; reliance.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth |
| —n | |
| 2. | archaic a solemn pledge, esp a marriage contract |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin affīdāre to trust (oneself) to, from fīdāre to trust, from fīdus faithful] | |
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Word Origin & History
affiance
1520s, "to promise," from O.Fr. afiancer, from afier "to trust," from L.L. affidare, from ad- "to" + fidare "to trust," from fidus (see affidavit).
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Therefore, they go more courageously to their business as having a trust and affiance in such overseers.
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