affiance
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract.
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trust; confidence; reliance.
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of affiance
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French afiance, equivalent to afi ( er ) to pledge faith, declare on oath, betroth (< Medieval Latin affīdāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + *fīdāre, for Latin fīdere to trust; confide ) + -ance -ance
Example Sentences
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Ne'er shalt thou rue thy dear affiance: Him that I love, oh let me know!’
From Stories of the Wagner Opera by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
It denotes the soul’s affiance to its Lord.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.
But under his old preceptor, Lord Bute, backed by Lord North, he was bound to court ruin and affiance it.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
But now Liben bids farewell to the forest; he is going home that his mother may affiance and wed him to the daughter of the Pope Nicholas.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
Now must he bid farewell to the mountain, for he is going home to his mother who will affiance him to the daughter of the Pope Nicholas.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
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