af·fi·ance
(ə-fī′əns)tr.v. af·fi·anced, af·fi·anc·ing, af·fi·anc·es
To bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth.
[From Middle English affiaunce, assurance, from Old French, from affier, to trust to, from Medieval Latin affīdāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fīdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
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affiance
(əˈfaɪəns)vb
(tr) to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
n
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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af•fi•ance
(əˈfaɪ əns)v. -anced, -anc•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to pledge by promise of marriage; betroth.
n. Archaic. 2. a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract.
3. trust; confidence.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French afiance=afi(er) to pledge faith, declare on oath, betroth (< Medieval Latin affīdāre=af- af- + *fīdāre, for Latin fīdere to trust; see confide) + -ance -ance]
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affiance
Past participle: affianced
Gerund: affiancing
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affiance - give to in marriage Translations
affiance
[əˈfaɪəns] VT (frm) → prometer en matrimonio (to a) to be affianced → estar prometido (to a) to affiance o.s. to → prometerse aCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005